IMPENETRABLE


Meaning of IMPENETRABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪmpenɪtrəb(ə)l ]

1.

If you describe something such as a barrier or a forest as impenetrable , you mean that it is impossible or very difficult to get through.

...the Caucasus range, an almost impenetrable barrier between Europe and Asia.

ADJ : usu ADJ n

2.

If you describe something such as a book or a theory as impenetrable , you are emphasizing that it is impossible or very difficult to understand.

His books are notoriously impenetrable.

= incomprehensible

ADJ [ emphasis ]

• im‧pen‧etrably

...impenetrably detailed reports on product sales.

= incomprehensibly

ADV : ADV adj

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