uncome-at-ableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnkʌmˈatəbl/,

/ˌʌŋkʌmˈatəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˌkəmˈædəb(ə)l/

Forms: (Frequently unhyphened.) Also 1600s uncomatible, 1700s–1800s uncomatable.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

Unattainable; inaccessible. Characterized by Johnson as ‘a low, corrupt word’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] > unattainable

unachievable1657

unattainable1662

uncome-at-able1694

the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique

unilicheOE

makelessc1225

unevenlyc1230

peerlessc1330

alonea1382

uncomparablea1382

unoverpassablea1382

solea1398

incomparable1412

sans-peer1426

nonpareilc1450

invincible1509

matchless1530

inimitable1531

unmatchable1544

unmatched1548

unpassable1563

alonely1567

inequivalent1568

mateless1570

unparagonized1578

only1581

fellowlessa1586

unimitablea1586

compareless1590

incompared1590

immatchless1595

unequalized1596

nonsuch1598

paragonless1599

immatchable1601

unparalleled1601

uncompeered1602

unpeered1602

imparalleled1604

unpeerable1604

unrivalled1607

uncompanioned1608

unexampled1610

unsurmountable1611

unsurpassable1611

unparagoned1612

patternless1613

unpatterned1617

unique1618

unparallelable1621

parallelless1622

unmatchless1623

single1633

unexemplifieda1634

unsampleda1638

unequalled1639

imparallel1641

unparallel1645

unseconded1646

unexemplary1649

unaccessional1651

unequalable1659

uncome-at-able1694

rivalless1735

untouched1735

unexcelleda1800

unexceeded1813

sans-pareilly1818

unsurpassed1818

unrivallable1823

unapproachable1834

untranscendeda1849

insuperable1849

unbrothered1853

unapproached1856

insurpassable1859

untouchable1867

hors concours1884

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective]

riddling1598

uncome-at-able1694

unaccountable1711

mind-bending1952

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible > inaccessible

inaccessible?a1475

unwinnablec1540

improachable?a1560

inaccesse?1567

unapproachable1574

unreachablea1586

unaccessible1596

dreich1597

accessless?1614

approachless1647

wind-bound1647

uncome-at-able1694

inapproachable1828

unget-at-able1862

α.

1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer ii. i. 22 My Honour is infallible and uncomatible.

1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 69 It's an uncomatable Mark, that's certain.

1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 259 The Juice of the Grape is very uncomatible there.

1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. viii. 234 To whom, I doubt, he awes an uncomatable sum.

β. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 12. ⁋18 He has a perfect Art in being unintelligible in Discourse, and uncomeatable in Business.1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 549 Some have asserted..that Truth was absolutely uncomeatable.1818 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 35 He is un-come-at-able. One never knows where to catch him.1847 Illustr. London News 4 Sept. 158 I have never seen so uncomeatable a place.1890 D. C. Murray John Vale's Guardian xv The hidden uncomeatable parts of his purchase.

Derivatives

uncome-ˈat-ableness n.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uncome-at-able
释义	uncome-at-ableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnkʌmˈatəbl/, /ˌʌŋkʌmˈatəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˌkəmˈædəb(ə)l/ Forms: (Frequently unhyphened.) Also 1600s uncomatible, 1700s–1800s uncomatable. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. Unattainable; inaccessible. Characterized by Johnson as ‘a low, corrupt word’. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] > unattainable unachievable1657 unattainable1662 uncome-at-able1694 the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [adjective] > incomparable, unparalleled, or unique unilicheOE makelessc1225 unevenlyc1230 peerlessc1330 alonea1382 uncomparablea1382 unoverpassablea1382 solea1398 incomparable1412 sans-peer1426 nonpareilc1450 invincible1509 matchless1530 inimitable1531 unmatchable1544 unmatched1548 unpassable1563 alonely1567 inequivalent1568 mateless1570 unparagonized1578 only1581 fellowlessa1586 unimitablea1586 compareless1590 incompared1590 immatchless1595 unequalized1596 nonsuch1598 paragonless1599 immatchable1601 unparalleled1601 uncompeered1602 unpeered1602 imparalleled1604 unpeerable1604 unrivalled1607 uncompanioned1608 unexampled1610 unsurmountable1611 unsurpassable1611 unparagoned1612 patternless1613 unpatterned1617 unique1618 unparallelable1621 parallelless1622 unmatchless1623 single1633 unexemplifieda1634 unsampleda1638 unequalled1639 imparallel1641 unparallel1645 unseconded1646 unexemplary1649 unaccessional1651 unequalable1659 uncome-at-able1694 rivalless1735 untouched1735 unexcelleda1800 unexceeded1813 sans-pareilly1818 unsurpassed1818 unrivallable1823 unapproachable1834 untranscendeda1849 insuperable1849 unbrothered1853 unapproached1856 insurpassable1859 untouchable1867 hors concours1884 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > [adjective] riddling1598 uncome-at-able1694 unaccountable1711 mind-bending1952 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible > inaccessible inaccessible?a1475 unwinnablec1540 improachable?a1560 inaccesse?1567 unapproachable1574 unreachablea1586 unaccessible1596 dreich1597 accessless?1614 approachless1647 wind-bound1647 uncome-at-able1694 inapproachable1828 unget-at-able1862 α. 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer ii. i. 22 My Honour is infallible and uncomatible. 1707 E. Ward Wooden World Dissected 69 It's an uncomatable Mark, that's certain. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 259 The Juice of the Grape is very uncomatible there. 1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. viii. 234 To whom, I doubt, he awes an uncomatable sum. β. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 12. ⁋18 He has a perfect Art in being unintelligible in Discourse, and uncomeatable in Business.1732 A. Bower Historia Litteraria 3 549 Some have asserted..that Truth was absolutely uncomeatable.1818 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. 35 He is un-come-at-able. One never knows where to catch him.1847 Illustr. London News 4 Sept. 158 I have never seen so uncomeatable a place.1890 D. C. Murray John Vale's Guardian xv The hidden uncomeatable parts of his purchase. Derivatives uncome-ˈat-ableness n. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1694
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