UNPASSABLE

impassable, unpassable

(adjective) incapable of being passed

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unpassable (not comparable)

Not able to be passed.

(tennis) Not able to be passed; not capable of being beaten at the net by a passing shot.

(LGBT) Unable to pass successfully as the gender one wishes to be seen as.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*pass"a*ble, a.

Definition: Impassable. E. A. Freeman.

– Un*pass"a*ble*ness, n. Evelyn.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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