untakableadj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [adjective]
stithc1000
strongOE
fastenedOE
warneda1300
strengtheda1382
unpregnable1387
embattledc1400
enbanedc1400
warrayable14..
impregnable1430
inexpugnable1490
strengthy1513
bulwarkeda1533
unexpugnable1533
fortified1538
well-fortified1538
unwinnablec1540
forced1548
forted1566
unbatterable1576
fencible?1579
unforcible1611
impregnate1632
untakable1652
of (good) force1697
casemated1740
well-girt1756
embattled1765
strongish1821
unbreachable1866
the mind > possession > taking > seizing > catching or capture > [adjective] > caught or captured > cannot be caught
uncatchable1824
untakable1882
1652 Earl of Monmouth tr. G. Bentivoglio Hist. Relations Flanders 11 A place which is thought almost untakable.
1882 E. P. Hood O. Cromwell iii. 65 Nutt..was an untakable man, and he had several pirate ships.
1923 Daily Mail 13 June 11 Now and then he would drive an untakeable ball into the corners.
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