adjective
inaccessible
in-ak-SES-uh-bul/ˌɪnækˈsesəbl/
Beyond practical reach or entry.
The broken footbridge leaves the other side of the gorge inaccessible.
Etymology
The pieces express being unable to approach or reach something. That idea also applies to understanding: inaccessible writing is difficult to reach intellectually, rather than physically.
In context
take long for another enterprising official to establish his own porcelain factory augusta strong considered the discovery of porcelain so important that he established the micen factory in an impregnable inaccessible craggy rock in a castle
More examples
- Heavy snow makes the mountain road inaccessible each winter.
- Without an elevator, the upstairs office is inaccessible to wheelchair users.
- The files remain inaccessible until you reset your password.
Forms
inaccessible
inaccessibility noun — The state of being beyond practical reach.
Similar words
- unreachable
- Emphasizes inability to reach rather than enter or use.
- blocked
- Specifies an obstruction that prevents passage or access.