unwearable

adj

Etymology

From un- + wearable.

  1. derived from *wes-
  2. inherited from *wazjaną
  3. inherited from *waʀjan
  4. inherited from werian
  5. inherited from weren
  6. suffixed as wearable — “wear + able
  7. prefixed as unwearable — “un + wearable

Definitions

  1. Not able to be worn

  2. Clothing that is unsuitable for wear in most circumstances because it is extreme,…

    Clothing that is unsuitable for wear in most circumstances because it is extreme, unusual, or uncomfortable.

    • European designers entered into the nineties with fashion collections that were astonishingly unwearable.
  3. Something, such as clothing, that cannot be worn

    • He’s compensating you for an injury, not for purchasing your spattered unwearables.

The neighborhood

  • antonymwearableantonym(s) of “unable to be worn in ordinary circumstances”

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