Unscalable

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not scalable, that cannot be climbed. not-comparable

    "[…] Remember, sir, my liege, The kings your ancestors, together with The natural bravery of your isle, which stands As Neptune’s park, ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable and roaring waters, With sands that will not bear your enemies' boats, But suck them up to the topmast. […]"

  2. 2
    Not scalable, that cannot be changed in scale. not-comparable

    "The idea has its detractors. Skeptics argue the whole idea is unscalable, and that large vertical farms would be insatiable consumers of energy to keep the plants lit, healthy, and harvested […]"

Adjective
  1. 1
    incapable of being ascended wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
unclimbable

Example

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"[…] Remember, sir, my liege, The kings your ancestors, together with The natural bravery of your isle, which stands As Neptune’s park, ribbed and paled in With rocks unscalable and roaring waters, With sands that will not bear your enemies' boats, But suck them up to the topmast. […]"

Etymology

From un- + scalable.

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