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unroadworthy

unroadworthy adjective: describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.

Adjective

unroadworthy (comparative more unroadworthy, superlative most unroadworthy)

  1. Describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.
    • When an unroadworthy vehicle causes an accident, it opens up a complex legal situation.2023 August 23, “The Dangers of Unroadworthy Automobiles and the Legal Implications”, in Robert J. DeBry

Forms of unroadworthy

comparativemore unroadworthy
superlativemost unroadworthy

Origin of unroadworthy

From un- + roadworthy.

Words formed from unroadworthy

Questions about unroadworthy

What does unroadworthy mean?
Unroadworthy means describing a vehicle which is not safe for use on the road.
What part of speech is unroadworthy?
Unroadworthy is an adjective.

Words near unroadworthy in the dictionary

  1. unrivetted
  2. unrivetting
  3. unroached
  4. unroaded
  5. unroadworthiness
  6. unroadworthy
  7. unroaming
  8. unroast
  9. unroasted
  10. unroasting
  11. unroasts

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