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nonsustainable

adj

Etymology

From non- + sustainable.

  1. derived from sustineō — “to uphold”
  2. derived from sustenir
  3. inherited from susteinen
  4. suffixed as sustainable — “sustain + able”
  5. prefixed as nonsustainable — “non + sustainable”

Definitions

  1. Not sustainable.

    • The surge was a nonsustainable military incursion of Shiite Baghdad, which had the effect of curbing street-level violence.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA