unplayable
unplayable adjective: that cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
Adjective
unplayable (comparative more unplayable, superlative most unplayable)
- That cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
- That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, buggy, etc., as to discourage or preclude playing.
- Unoriginal, unplayable, overpriced and generally unappealing.1988, Lazer Tag (game review in Your Sinclair issue 32, August 1988)
- Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.
- Apparently the Edison company failed to consider, or chose to ignore, the fact that their records were made using the “hill and dale” vertical-cut recording groove and therefore unplayable on standard (and much cheaper) gramophones […]2010, Mark Berresford, That's Got 'Em!: The Life and Music of Wilbur C. Sweatman, page 143
- Impossible to play or to defend against.
Forms of unplayable
| comparative | more unplayable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unplayable |
Origin of unplayable
From un- + playable.
Words formed from unplayable
Questions about unplayable
- What does unplayable mean?
- Unplayable means that cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
- What part of speech is unplayable?
- Unplayable is an adjective.
Words near unplayable in the dictionary
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