- impenetrably
- impenetrable ► ADJECTIVE 1) impossible to get through or into. 2) impossible to understand. 3) impervious to new ideas or influences.DERIVATIVES impenetrability noun impenetrably adverb.
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Impenetrably — Im*pen e*tra*bly, adv. In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously. Impenetrably armed. Milton. Impenetrably dull. Pope. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impenetrably — adverb see impenetrable … New Collegiate Dictionary
impenetrably — See impenetrableness. * * * … Universalium
impenetrably — adverb In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously … Wiktionary
impenetrably — adv. in an impenetrable manner, impassably, impermeably … English contemporary dictionary
impenetrably — im·penetrably … English syllables
impenetrably — See: impenetrable … English dictionary
impenetrably — adverb see impenetrable … Useful english dictionary
impenetrable — [[t]ɪmpe̱nɪtrəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe something such as a barrier or a forest as impenetrable, you mean that it is impossible or very difficult to get through. ...the Caucasus range, an almost impenetrable barrier… … English dictionary
impenetrable — adjective Etymology: Middle English impenetrabel, from Middle French impenetrable, from Latin impenetrabilis, from in + penetrabilis penetrable Date: 15th century 1. a. incapable of being penetrated or pierced b. inaccessible to knowledge, reason … New Collegiate Dictionary
