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1. (adj.) untouchable
that may not be touched; not palpable; intangible.
2. untouchable
too distant to be touched.
3. untouchable
vile or loathsome to the touch.
4. untouchable
beyond criticism, control, or suspicion.
5. (n.) untouchable
a member of a lower caste in India whose touch was formerly believed to defile a high-caste Hindu.
6. untouchable
a person disregarded or shunned by society or a particular group; social outcast.
7. untouchable
a person or thing considered inviolable or beyond criticism.
Etymology: (1560–70)
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1. (adj) untouchable, Harijan
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
2. (adj) untouchable
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
3. (adj) unassailable, untouchable
impossible to assail
4. (adj) untouchable
forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable"
5. (adj) untouchable
( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
6. (adj) inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable, untouchable
not capable of being obtained
"a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"
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