Dictionary Check: untouchable

"untouchable" is a valid word!

Scrabble 18 points
Words with Friends 23 points

Definition

adjective

beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment

Example: "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"
adjective

impossible to assail

Synonyms:
adjective

forbidden to the touch

Example: "in most museums such articles are untouchable"
adjective

(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling

adjective

not capable of being obtained

Example: "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"
noun

belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India

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