unhandleable
unhandleable adjective: that cannot be handled.
Adjective
unhandleable (comparative more unhandleable, superlative most unhandleable)
- That cannot be handled.
- The difficulty of controlling the size and distribution of such defects leads to a spread of strengths obtained from an otherwise identical set of test bars, and it is partly this lack of an equivalent to the relatively consistent yield stress or ultimate tensile strength of metals that has...1982, W. E. Creyke, I.E. Sainsbury, R. Morrell, Design with Non-Ductile Materials, page 36
- I confide a little of this – my new, unhandle-able worry – and he recommends I read The Metamorphosis by Kafka (Bantam Classics, 1972).2014, Caitlin Moran, How to Build a Girl, Ebury, published 2015, page 43
Forms of unhandleable
| comparative | more unhandleable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unhandleable |
| alternative form | unhandlable |
Origin of unhandleable
From un- + handleable.
Questions about unhandleable
- What does unhandleable mean?
- Unhandleable means that cannot be handled.
- What part of speech is unhandleable?
- Unhandleable is an adjective.
Words near unhandleable in the dictionary
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