unmaintainableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnmeɪnˈteɪnəbl/,

/ˌʌnmənˈteɪnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənmeɪnˈteɪnəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and maintainable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, maintainable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + maintainable adj.

That cannot be maintained (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > implausible

unmaintainablea1631

untenable1650

unsustainable1662

implausiblea1677

intenable1738

untenible1783

inconceivable1865

society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > capable of being defended > not

indefensible1569

untenablea1671

unmaintainable1701

undefendable1931

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > capable of conservation > not

unsustainable1662

unmaintainablea1832

society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > able to be defended (of suit) > not

unmaintainable1883

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 301 They have bound themselves not to recede from those doctrines, how unmaintenable soever they be in themselves.

1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. vi. 352 The defence of so desperate and unmaintainable a breach.

1789 C. Cullen tr. M. Mendelssohn Phædon iii. 189 What shall we say then of an opinion which..would lead us to ideas that are so inconsistent and unmaintainable?

a1832 J. Bentham Levelling Syst. in Wks. (1843) I. 362 The good expected..would be altogether unattainable—at least unmaintainable for two instants together.

1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. 499 That the festivals..were unmaintainable during such a war.

1883 Law Times 22 Dec. 135/1 The society..was..an illegal society..and the action was consequently unmaintainable.

1947 S. H. Bartley & E. Chute Fatigue & Impairment in Man xv. 319 Distractions come to involve musculature in an unmaintainable pattern.

2012 S. W. Ambler & M. Lines Disciplined Agile Delivery iv. xvii. 405 If we don't fix it, poorly written code will lead to an unmaintainable system.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmaintainable
释义	unmaintainableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnmeɪnˈteɪnəbl/, /ˌʌnmənˈteɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənmeɪnˈteɪnəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and maintainable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, maintainable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + maintainable adj. That cannot be maintained (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > disbelief, incredulity > [adjective] > implausible unmaintainablea1631 untenable1650 unsustainable1662 implausiblea1677 intenable1738 untenible1783 inconceivable1865 society > armed hostility > defence > [adjective] > capable of being defended > not indefensible1569 untenablea1671 unmaintainable1701 undefendable1931 the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [adjective] > capable of conservation > not unsustainable1662 unmaintainablea1832 society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > [adjective] > able to be defended (of suit) > not unmaintainable1883 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) VI. 301 They have bound themselves not to recede from those doctrines, how unmaintenable soever they be in themselves. 1701 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World I. vi. 352 The defence of so desperate and unmaintainable a breach. 1789 C. Cullen tr. M. Mendelssohn Phædon iii. 189 What shall we say then of an opinion which..would lead us to ideas that are so inconsistent and unmaintainable? a1832 J. Bentham Levelling Syst. in Wks. (1843) I. 362 The good expected..would be altogether unattainable—at least unmaintainable for two instants together. 1853 G. Grote Hist. Greece XI. 499 That the festivals..were unmaintainable during such a war. 1883 Law Times 22 Dec. 135/1 The society..was..an illegal society..and the action was consequently unmaintainable. 1947 S. H. Bartley & E. Chute Fatigue & Impairment in Man xv. 319 Distractions come to involve musculature in an unmaintainable pattern. 2012 S. W. Ambler & M. Lines Disciplined Agile Delivery iv. xvii. 405 If we don't fix it, poorly written code will lead to an unmaintainable system. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1631
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