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unpromotable

unpromotable adjective: not promotable.

Adjective

unpromotable (comparative more unpromotable, superlative most unpromotable)

  1. Not promotable.
    • To retain qualified workers, it may be necessary to transfer unpromotable employees.1997, Donald L. Caruth, Gail D. Handlogten, Staffing the Contemporary Organization, page 282

Forms of unpromotable

comparativemore unpromotable
superlativemost unpromotable

Origin of unpromotable

From un- + promotable.

Questions about unpromotable

What does unpromotable mean?
Unpromotable means not promotable.
What part of speech is unpromotable?
Unpromotable is an adjective.

Words near unpromotable in the dictionary

  1. unpromised
  2. unpromises
  3. unpromising
  4. unpromisingly
  5. unpromisingness
  6. unpromotable
  7. unpromoted
  8. unprompt
  9. unprompted
  10. unpromptedly
  11. unpromptly

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