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unplaceable

unplaceable adjective: not placeable; that cannot be placed.

Adjective

unplaceable (comparative more unplaceable, superlative most unplaceable)

  1. Not placeable; that cannot be placed.
    • In addition to these 54 cases referred via welfare agencies; there are as many more, who, because of personal disorders of one sort or another, are unplaceable through our unspecialized service.1931, National Conference of Jewish Communal Service, The Jewish social service quarterly, Volume 9, Issues 1-2, page 269

Forms of unplaceable

comparativemore unplaceable
superlativemost unplaceable

Origin of unplaceable

From un- + place + -able.

Questions about unplaceable

What does unplaceable mean?
Unplaceable means not placeable; that cannot be placed.
What part of speech is unplaceable?
Unplaceable is an adjective.

Words near unplaceable in the dictionary

  1. unplacable
  2. unplacarded
  3. unplacatable
  4. unplacated
  5. unplace
  6. unplaceable
  7. unplaced
  8. unplaces
  9. unplacid
  10. unplacing
  11. unplagiarized

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