ungraspable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ graspable.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈɡɹɑːspəb(ə)l/

Adjective

ungraspable (not comparable)

  1. Not able to be reached or grasped.
    • 1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick:
      It is the image of the ungraspable phantom of life; and this is the key to it all.
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