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uncollapsible

uncollapsible adjective: not collapsible.

Adjective

uncollapsible (not comparable)

  1. Not collapsible.
    • She carried six boats, an unusually large number for a craft of her size; two were surf-boats, I found on inspection; two were uncollapsible lifeboats; one was an ordinary ship's gig, while the other was a small steam launch of excellent build and workmanship.1897, Guy Boothby, chapter 3, in The Beautiful White Devil
    • The dining-table, uncollapsible and highly varnished, the piano, the chesterfield, stuffed chairs and a few sofas made a foundation on which to heap lesser articles.1944, Emily Carr, “The House of All Sorts”, in Furniture

Origin of uncollapsible

From un- + collapsible.

Questions about uncollapsible

What does uncollapsible mean?
Uncollapsible means not collapsible.
What part of speech is uncollapsible?
Uncollapsible is an adjective.

Words near uncollapsible in the dictionary

  1. uncollaboratively
  2. uncollaged
  3. uncollapse
  4. uncollapsed
  5. uncollapses
  6. uncollapsible
  7. uncollapsing
  8. uncollar
  9. uncollared
  10. uncollaring
  11. uncollars

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