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unholdable

unholdable adjective: impossible to hold.

Adjective

unholdable (not comparable)

  1. Impossible to hold.
    • Huldebrand wants Undine because she’s unholdable, impalpable.2009 March 1, Alastair Macaulay, “What Do Aquawomen Want?”, in New York Times

Origin of unholdable

From un- + holdable.

Words formed from unholdable

Questions about unholdable

What does unholdable mean?
Unholdable means impossible to hold.
What part of speech is unholdable?
Unholdable is an adjective.

Words near unholdable in the dictionary

  1. unhoisted
  2. unhoisting
  3. unhoists
  4. unhold
  5. unholdability
  6. unholdable
  7. unholden
  8. unholding
  9. unholds
  10. unhole
  11. unholed

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