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unlivable

unlivable adjective: that cannot be lived.

Adjective

unlivable (comparative more unlivable, superlative most unlivable)

  1. That cannot be lived.
    • an unlivable life
  2. Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.
    • an unlivable planet
    • Lebanese healthcare workers and officials say Israeli bombings have deliberately targeted medical workers and facilities in south Lebanon, including through the use of double-tap strikes, in what they describe as a systematic effort to make the area unlivable.2026 March 21, William Christou, Abbas Abdelkarim, “Israel deliberately targeting medical facilities in south Lebanon, say health workers”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21...

Antonyms of unlivable

Forms of unlivable

comparativemore unlivable
superlativemost unlivable
alternative formunliveable

Origin of unlivable

From un- + livable.

Words formed from unlivable

Questions about unlivable

What does unlivable mean?
Unlivable means that cannot be lived.
What part of speech is unlivable?
Unlivable is an adjective.

Words near unlivable in the dictionary

  1. unlitigated
  2. unlitten
  3. unlittered
  4. unlittle
  5. unliturgical
  6. unlivable
  7. unlivableness
  8. unlivably
  9. unlive
  10. unliveable
  11. unliveableness

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