Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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untouchable | Yes | Yes | No | No |
impure | No | Yes | No | No |
untouchable (noun) | impure (noun) |
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belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
untouchable (adjective) | impure (adjective) |
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forbidden to the touch | (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene |
impossible to assail | combined with extraneous elements |
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment | having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
not capable of being obtained | |
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling |