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unbeatable

adj

Etymology

From un- + beat + -able. Beatable is a back-formation.

  1. derived from *bautaną✻ — “to push, strike”
  2. derived from *bautan✻
  3. derived from bēatan — “to beat, pound, strike, lash, dash, thrust, hurt, injure”
  4. inherited from beten
  5. formed as unbeatable — “un- + beat + -able”

Definitions

  1. That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

    • Deep-set and steady, with eyelashes that many a woman had envied, they showed the man for what he was—a sportsman and a gentleman. And the combination of the two is an unbeatable production.
    • Lauren James was exceptional out wide, Millie Bright unbeatable in defence and Lucy Bronze tireless in dealing with Spain forward Salma Paralluelo.

  2. Someone or something that cannot be beaten.

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