"unnearable" meaning in English

See unnearable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unnearable [comparative], most unnearable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + near + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|near|-able}} un- + near + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unnearable (comparative more unnearable, superlative most unnearable)
  1. Impossible to come near; unapproachable.
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