adjective
inaccessible
ih-nuhk-SEH-sihbl
adjective
1
Hard or impossible to reach or get to.
"The remote village was inaccessible by car during the rainy season."
2
Impossible to understand, obtain, or make use of.
"The report was written in such technical jargon that it felt inaccessible to most readers."
How to Use Inaccessible
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOut of reach, whether physically, or in the sense of being hard to understand or use.
Common pairings
inaccessible terrain
inaccessible to the public
largely inaccessible
Word Forms
more inaccessible comparative, inaccessibles plural, most inaccessible superlative
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Etymology
From Middle French inaccessible, from Late Latin inaccessibilis — in- plus accessible.