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pa|kali't|ur adj (i) 1 (of metal) untempered; (of tools) not sharpened by hammering; (of a millstone) not dressed 2 [Fig] (of a person) not toughened enough (by life experience) pa|kal|u'e|s adj (i) 1 (of a pupil/grade) not passing (into a higher class) 2 [Old] (Ling) intransitive pa|kal|u'e|shëm adj (i) 1 impassable, impenetrable, insuperable, insurmountable 2 [Fig] unsurpassable; highest (mark in school)