un·touch·able
ˌən-ˈtə-chə-bəl 
1
a
: forbidden to the touch : not to be handled
b
: exempt from criticism or control
2
: lying beyond reach
3
: disagreeable or defiling to the touch
plural untouchables
: someone or something that is untouchable
… so Frey moved Keith Moreland from right-field to third base and benched Ron Cey temporarily, while Green threatened to trade heretofore untouchables.—
Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons
specifically, dated, offensive
: a member of the lowest class in the traditional Hindu social hierarchy having in traditional Hindu belief the quality of defiling by contact a member of a higher caste : dalit
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Adjective
The mayor believed that he was untouchable and not subject to the same laws as the rest of us.
The team's record was untouchable.
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Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The former North Carolina State quarterback and pitcher coached him as early as 9 years old when McConkey, despite his small stature, was untouchable against even older opponents.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2021
Virus piles on the pain for India's 'untouchables' India's caste system was officially abolished in 1950, but the 2,000-year-old social system imposed on people by birth still exists in many aspects of life.
—Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
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Adjective
But beyond all that, my history with Paris is untouchable.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The former North Carolina State quarterback and pitcher coached him as early as 9 years old when McConkey, despite his small stature, was untouchable against even older opponents.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
Sure, but then again so was the Heat insistence that the team’s protection of its youth made Herro, Robinson and even Precious Achiuwa untouchable.
—Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2021
Virus piles on the pain for India's 'untouchables' India's caste system was officially abolished in 1950, but the 2,000-year-old social system imposed on people by birth still exists in many aspects of life.
—Eliza MacKintosh, CNN, 16 Apr. 2020
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“Untouchable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/untouchable. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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untouchable
1 of 2 adjective
un·touch·able
ˌən-ˈtəch-ə-bəl
ˈən-
1
a
: not to be touched or handled
b
: not to be criticized or controlled
2
: lying beyond the reach
untouchable
2 of 2 noun
: one that is untouchable
especially
: a member of the lowest social class in India
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