Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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untouchable | Yes | Yes | No | No |
inviolable | No | Yes | No | No |
untouchable (noun) | inviolable (noun) |
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belongs to lowest social and ritual class in India |
untouchable (adjective) | inviolable (adjective) |
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forbidden to the touch | incapable of being transgressed or dishonored |
impossible to assail | not capable of being violated or infringed |
beyond the reach of criticism or attack or impeachment | immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with |
not capable of being obtained | must be kept sacred |
(especially used in traditional Hindu belief of the lowest caste or castes) defiling |