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unsustainable

adj

Etymology

From un- + sustainable.

  1. derived from sustineō — “to uphold”
  2. derived from sustenir
  3. inherited from susteinen
  4. suffixed as sustainable — “sustain + able”
  5. formed as unsustainable — “un- + sustainable”

Definitions

  1. Not sustainable.

    • You don't have to be Einstein to work out that this level of government subsidy is unsustainable.

  2. Something that cannot be sustained.

The neighborhood

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