■ adjective
1》 not able to be touched or affected.
2》 unable to be matched or rivalled.
3》 of or belonging to the lowest-caste Hindu group or the people outside the caste system.
■ noun a member of the lowest-caste Hindu group, with whom contact is traditionally held to defile members of higher castes.
Derivatives
untouchability noun
Usage
In senses relating to the traditional Hindu caste system, the term ~ and the social restrictions accompanying it were declared illegal in the constitution of India in 1949 and of Pakistan in 1953. The official term today is scheduled caste .