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unpinnable

unpinnable adjective: that cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.

Adjective

unpinnable (comparative more unpinnable, superlative most unpinnable)

  1. That cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.
    • It’s an unpinnable meld of neo-R&B, synthpop and funk-soul that’s so sultry, its radical experimentalism goes down deceptively easy.2015 July 30, “Pop & Rock Listings for July 31-Aug. 6”, in New York Times

Forms of unpinnable

comparativemore unpinnable
superlativemost unpinnable

Origin of unpinnable

From un- + pin + -able.

Questions about unpinnable

What does unpinnable mean?
Unpinnable means that cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.
What part of speech is unpinnable?
Unpinnable is an adjective.

Words near unpinnable in the dictionary

  1. unpinion
  2. unpinioned
  3. unpinioning
  4. unpinions
  5. unpinked
  6. unpinnable
  7. unpinned
  8. unpinning
  9. unpinnings
  10. unpinpointable
  11. unpinpointed

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