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unobtainably

unobtainably adverb: such that it cannot be obtained.

Adverb

unobtainably

  1. Such that it cannot be obtained.
    • Second, the efficiency of an absorption machine increases with decreased generator pressure, but this is limited in practical work because a low generator pressure calls for cooling water of unobtainably low temperature.1921, Charles L. Hubbard, “Refrigeration”, in American Architect and Architecture, volume 119, page 587
    • They just seem more Romantic, more alluring, stronger and of course more unobtainably desirable when they stay alone.1998, Diane Wakoski, Argonaut Rose

Origin of unobtainably

From unobtainable + -ly.

Questions about unobtainably

What does unobtainably mean?
Unobtainably means such that it cannot be obtained.
What part of speech is unobtainably?
Unobtainably is an adverb.

Words near unobtainably in the dictionary

  1. unobstrusive
  2. unobtainability
  3. unobtainable
  4. unobtainableness
  5. unobtainables
  6. unobtainably
  7. unobtained
  8. unobtainium
  9. unobtainiums
  10. unobtanium
  11. unobtaniums

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