Unparryable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    not able to be parried or dodged

    "It is your fault, and I believe arises either from an ill-judged idea of smoothing matters to me — as if I were not behind the curtain — or a general reluctance to allow that any danger is near, until it is almost unparryable."

Example

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"It is your fault, and I believe arises either from an ill-judged idea of smoothing matters to me — as if I were not behind the curtain — or a general reluctance to allow that any danger is near, until it is almost unparryable."

Etymology

From un- + parry + -able.

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