unpermeableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpəːmɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpərmiəb(ə)l/ Impermeable.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement over, across, through, or past > [adjective] > through > that may be passed through > not
impenetrablea1464
impervious1615
impervial1618
unthroughfaresome1674
unpermeable1756
unthoroughfaresome1868
1756 Bailey's New Universal Eng. Dict. (ed. 4) II. at Costive Close, unpermeable.
1827 J. Montgomery Pelican Island iii. 159 Where unpermeable foliage made Midnight at noon.
1907 Pure Products Aug. 399 In the individual stalls the floor is sharply inclined and made out of well-tarred, unpermeable stone slabs or concrete.
1992 Econ. & Polit. Weekly 19 Dec. a147/2 The country rock is unpermeable basalt.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1756- close-handed
- close-handedness
- close-harbour
- close-hauled
- close-head
- close-headed
- close-hearted
- close-herd
- close-hung
- close-jointed
- close-kept
- close-knit
- close-lagged
- close-lipped
- close-medium shot
- close-meshed
- close-minded
- close-mouth
- close-mouthed
- close-out sale
- close-out surf
- close-out wave
- close-packed
- close-pent
- close-phalanxed