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untouchable in WordNet English dictionary
noun- belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
untouchable Harijan
adjective- 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"
inaccessible unobtainable unprocurable untouchable
- impossible to assail
unassailable untouchable
- forbidden to the touch
"in most museums such articles are untouchable"
untouchable
- beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment
"for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
untouchable
- ( especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling
untouchable
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untouchable in English Wiktionary
- (adjective) Not able to be touched.
- (noun) A criminal so adept, they cannot be arrested (effective bribes securely in place.)
- (noun) (Dated) In the Indian caste system, a member of the lowest caste.
- (noun) An incorruptible law enforcement agent
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