untouchable

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As a Dalit - an "untouchable" - and a woman, her ascent is already remarkable and a sign of shifting hierarchies and power-bases in India.

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  1. adjective Not to be touched.
  2. adjective Out of reach; unobtainable.
  3. adjective Being beyond the reach of criticism, impeachment, or attack.

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  • Intense fantasies were meant for women who were untouchable, mysterious, unknown. —  One-ClickBuy:SeptemberHarlequinBlaze
  • What you have to keep untouchable is your reputation as a worthy pater familias. —  EQMM,June2008
  • This area is big enough and has enough replicated habitats that you can have one piece of habitat untouchable, another piece for wilderness camping, another for the guy who rides his bicycle through the woods, another for the guy who wants his TV set, tent, the whole package. —  Omni: April 1993
  • The bottom line is that aside from corporate mismanagement, they were arrogant and their reps considered themselves untouchable -- I remember them, they didn't have time for customer service. —  BusinessWeek.com --
  • You can make an argument that Sung Tongs is more refreshing or that the Peacebone / RevGreen / Fireworks trio makes Strawberry Jam untouchable -- but they've been building to this here baby for the last three records. —  Stereogum
 

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/ənˈtətʃəbl/
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