untouchable
adjective
that may not be touched; of a nature such that it cannot be touched; not palpable; intangible.
untouchably
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a word derived from
untouchable.
Example Sentences
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The Egg McMuffin, whether with Canadian bacon or with sausage, remains an almost untouchably ideal breakfast option.
From Slate ● May 11, 2015
Though 68 year-old Dolly Parton is untouchably awesome no matter what she does, it’s still unnerving to see her become more mannequin-like with every public appearance.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2014
War is all around us, and yet it is untouchably distant.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is inedible, untouchably distant, dense and gray as a little cannon ball, and so irreducible in its compactness that it could no longer be the object of appetite.
From Time Magazine Archive
And behind it sat, wrapped in flame, the thing that was with him untouchably first, his work.
From The Pastor's Wife by Elizabeth von Arnim
