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unobtainable

adj

Etymology

From un- + obtainable.

  1. derived from obtinēre
  2. derived from obtenir
  3. derived from obtenir
  4. inherited from obteinen
  5. formed as obtainable — “obtain + -able”
  6. formed as unobtainable — “un- + obtainable”

Definitions

  1. Unable to be obtained

    Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached.

    • With secondhand bullhead rail almost unobtainable, the NYMR has been forced to go for new flat-bottom rail and orders are being placed; 58 fb rails are already en route to the railway.

  2. Someone or something that cannot be obtained.

    • On the whole they are at present fairly cheap, and are not overburdened with long priced stamps, and still fewer unobtainables.
    • Refusals, or unobtainables, are difficult to predict, but seem to be affected by the nature of the respondent, the sponsorship of the study, and the nature of the questions. Some refusals are definite and final […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unobtainable. 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