belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Used in a Sentence
untouchable
How to use untouchable in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for untouchable.
Editorial note
Just because someone has the title "judge" doesn't give them untouchable super powers.
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Quick take
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of untouchable gathered in one view.
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
impossible to assail
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for untouchable.
noun
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
See also: Harijan
adjective
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment; "for the first time criticism was directed at a hitherto untouchable target"- Newsweek
adjective
impossible to assail
See also: unassailable
adjective
forbidden to the touch; "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; "a rare work, today almost inaccessible"; "timber is virtually unobtainable in the islands"; "untouchable resources buried deep within the earth"
See also: inaccessible, unobtainable, unprocurable
Example sentences
Just because someone has the title "judge" doesn't give them untouchable super powers.
This is what happens when well established rich men use the "Law" to keep everyone else down while making themselves untouchable.
Wrap some gun powder around them, call them bucky bullets, sell em over the internet, you'll be untouchable in America.
We are blowing up American Citizens sitting in cafes and legally it's "untouchable".
SpaceX is rapidly moving into territory where they are untouchable.
Fiat currency, fractional reserve banking, massive leverage, and more systemic debt than the world has ever seen all rely on the fact that big banks are essentially untouchable.
If your an untouchable at Apple, but are offered a good role at Palm, why not take it?It's the old sentiment of would you rather live in a decrepid shack on a fancy road, or a grand house on a normal one.
In any other profession if you fuck up, that's just what you would expect, but apparently some of you people think anyone working for the government is an untouchable perfect angel who must never be insulted nor fired.
I mean, do you seriously believe that Google employees are placed in an "untouchable" AdSense group, and were "given 'carte blanche' to do anything they wanted, even if they flagrantly went against the AdSense TOS and Policies" ?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use untouchable in a sentence?
Just because someone has the title "judge" doesn't give them untouchable super powers.
What does untouchable mean?
belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India
What part of speech is untouchable?
untouchable is commonly used as noun, adjective.