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unshirkable

unshirkable adjective: that cannot be shirked.

Adjective

unshirkable (comparative more unshirkable, superlative most unshirkable)

  1. That cannot be shirked.
    • As the chief of the Tianjian government, I have an unshirkable responsibility for this accident and I hereby offer my deep condolences to the victims.”2015 August 19, Tom Phillips, “Tianjin blast: more warehouses accused of violating rules on toxic materials”, in The Guardian

Forms of unshirkable

comparativemore unshirkable
superlativemost unshirkable

Origin of unshirkable

From un- + shirkable.

Questions about unshirkable

What does unshirkable mean?
Unshirkable means that cannot be shirked.
What part of speech is unshirkable?
Unshirkable is an adjective.

Words near unshirkable in the dictionary

  1. unshipping
  2. unships
  3. unshipshape
  4. unshipwrecked
  5. unshired
  6. unshirkable
  7. unshirking
  8. unshirred
  9. unshirted
  10. unshit
  11. unshits

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