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unadoptable

adj

Etymology

From un- + adoptable.

  1. derived from adoptō
  2. derived from adopter
  3. suffixed as adoptable — “adopt + able”
  4. formed as unadoptable — “un- + adoptable”

Definitions

  1. That cannot be adopted

    That cannot be adopted; unsuitable for adoption.

    • Even children with minor or correctable handicaps such as harelip, cleft palate, crossed eyes, or clubfoot were classed as "unadoptable".
    • At Columbia-Greene, staffers go for the most unadoptable animals to save them from euthanasia. The youngest, healthiest, cutest pets are waiting for you.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unadoptable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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