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unobˈtainable, a.
(un-1 7 b, 5 b.)
[1775Ash.] 1860Froude Hist. Eng. V. 129 Her own consent would have been unobtainable. 1876‘Ouida’ Winter City vii, Seeking some unobtainable enamel. 1930[see number n. 4 f]. 1961E. Waugh Unconditional Surrender ii. iv. 96 When they tried to ring him up they were told the number was ‘unobtainable’. 1968P. Geddes High Game v. 58 He..retreated to telephone... A misconnection to Guildford, two unobtainable signals and nine minutes later he had finally made it. 1976‘K. Royce’ Bastillo vi. 82 He..rang Todashi... He got the unobtainable tone. |