Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Impenetrable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Impenetrable.
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- adjective
impenetrable
Etymologies
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Examples
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The suburbs were supposed to be unpenetrable bastions of red that Democrats could write off but then multiple electoral successes changed the balance.
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I totally agree with you that nothing will change this momentum - the economy issue is just a firewall that is unpenetrable!
TPM Track Composite: Obama's Lead Expands In First Post-Debate Polls 2009
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Just consider what would be required: 1. a 2,000 mile unpenetrable Mexican border; 2. a 3,800 mile unpenetrable Canadian border;
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My eyes plumb the depths of your unpenetrable coat.
Jules Supervielle greenintegerblog 2008
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I've often wondered why some writers feel their thoughts are only valid if the words they use are completely unpenetrable by your average joe.
Primo academia fusenumber8 2006
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The Treaty is simply more complex, convoluted, unpenetrable and inaccessible, in order to minimise scrutiny and analysis, and such obfuscation is considered to render the need for a referendum redundant since few will comprehend what they are voting about...
The EU Treaty = The EU Constitution Not a sheep 2007
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I've often wondered why some writers feel their thoughts are only valid if the words they use are completely unpenetrable by your average joe.
Archive 2006-02-01 fusenumber8 2006
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She seemed utterly alone, the silence and darkness unpenetrable forever.
A Wrinkle in Time L'Engle, Madelein 1962
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She seemed utterly alone, the silence and darkness unpenetrable forever.
A Wrinkle in Time L'Engle, Madeleine 1962
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Knee-length and paper-thin, they were nonetheless unpenetrable even if the boys should step on one of the needle-sharp ground thorns.
The Revolt on Venus Carey Rockwell
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