unseizable
unseizable adjective: that cannot be seized or grasped.
Adjective
unseizable (comparative more unseizable, superlative most unseizable)
- That cannot be seized or grasped.
- A large packet of 'Text Books'--left for that purpose by Norrish, if the truth were known-- whose covers were the same color as those of the 'Fruits', attracted Mr. Outram's attention, and he took off some of the brown paper wrapper, but found the goods unseizable.1885, Annie Besant, Autobiographical Sketches
- He eluded all pursuit, and his name--or at least the name he gave himself--was known all over the world, and inspired horror and terror everywhere, as being that of a legendary personage, a bogey, invisible and unseizable.1897, Mrs. Cashel Hoey, Facing the Flag
Forms of unseizable
| comparative | more unseizable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unseizable |
Origin of unseizable
From un- + seizable.
Words formed from unseizable
Questions about unseizable
- What does unseizable mean?
- Unseizable means that cannot be seized or grasped.
- What part of speech is unseizable?
- Unseizable is an adjective.
Words near unseizable in the dictionary
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