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Inaccessible

/ˌɪn.ækˈses.ə.bəl/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    Unable to be reached or approached; out of the way.

    "The remote mountain cabin was completely inaccessible during the heavy winter snowstorms."
  2. 2

    Difficult or impossible to understand or appreciate.

    "Many readers find his early philosophical treatises largely inaccessible without prior academic training."

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Derived from the Late Latin word inaccessibilis, combining the negative prefix in- (not) with accessibilis (approachable or accessible). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core meaning relating to places or things that cannot be reached or attained.

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