approachlessadj.
/əˈprəʊtʃlɪs/ poetic.
Unapproachable; inaccessible.In modern dictionaries.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement towards a thing, person, or position > [adjective] > affording access > accessible > inaccessible
inaccessible?a1475
unwinnablec1540
improachable?a1560
inaccesse?1567
unapproachable1574
unreachablea1586
unaccessible1596
dreich1597
accessless?1614
approachless1647
wind-bound1647
uncome-at-able1694
inapproachable1828
unget-at-able1862
1647 R. Stapleton tr. Juvenal Sixteen Satyrs 243 Yet all the prophesie did well befit The approachlesse oracle.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila viii. x. 110 Archessence! Thou, Self-full! Self-Infinite! Residing in approachlesse Light.
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adj.1647