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Definition of Impenetrably
1. adv. In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.
Definition of Impenetrably
1. Adverb. In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously. ¹
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Definition of Impenetrably
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Impenetrably
Literary usage of Impenetrably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concordance to the Works of Alexander Popeby Edwin Abbott by Edwin Abbott (1875)
"He sleeps among the d. of ancient days D. i. 294 Furious he dives, precipitately tí.
1). ii. 316 Of solid proof, impenetrably i/. D. iii. ..."
2. Letters, Sentences & Maxims by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve, Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield (1888)
"in a regiment by his awkwardness ; but he must be impenetrably dull if, in a
month or two's time, he cannot perform at least the common manual exercise, ..."
3. Lexicon to the English Poetical Works of John Milton by Laura Emma Lockwood (1907)
"Impenetrably (impenetrably), adv. in an impenetrable manner ; impenetrably armed:
PL VI. 400. Impenitence, xb. want of repentance, obduracy : PL XI. 816. ..."
4. A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are Deduced from ...by Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1805)
"Impenetrably, adv. ... Blunt the sense, and fit it for a skull Of solid proof,
impenetrably dull. faff. ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1850)
"Never was so dull a boy ; he seemed impenetrably stupid," ... К very teacher
tells the same story ; every Miss Delap finds him impenetrably stupid. ..."
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