unsinkable

adj

Etymology

From un- + sink + -able.

  1. derived from *sengʷ-
  2. derived from *sinkwaną
  3. derived from *sinkwan
  4. derived from sincan
  5. inherited from synken
  6. formed as unsinkable — “un- + sink + -able

Definitions

  1. That cannot be sunk.

    • Any true Grecophile will understand when I say that the unsinkable condom and the smell of shit which precede the moment of illumination make it more exciting when it happens.
    • It was the kind of place with a neon martini glass for a name and an unsinkable turd floating in the toilet.
    • That was the connection, the hook, the key, that was the thought that had been bobbing around like an unsinkable turd in the toilet of my subconscious all night.
  2. That cannot be overcome or defeated.

    • unsinkable optimism
  3. A ship that was designed to be unsinkable.

    • As the construction and preparation of the unsinkables would require six weeks or two months , I thought it best to make report of my plan to the admiral before the departure from Key West .
    • German unsinkables with their penetrating shell and safety magazines? That there was this acute material disparity between this type of ship of both nations there can be no doubt.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for unsinkable. 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