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单词 unlettable
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unlettableadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛdəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, lettable adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + lettable adj.
That cannot be let or rented out; impossible to let; unsuitable for letting.
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society > law > legal right > right of possession or ownership > tenure of property > a legal holding > [adjective] > held in leasehold or by tenant > not
unlet1453
unset1480
unletten1531
unleased1631
unlettable1833
1833 Standard 4 Sept. Some landlord thrashing out the produce of his unlettable land.
1882 Church Times 20 21 I fear to find myself with a[n]..unlettable glebe on my hands.
1893 Duke of Argyll Unseen Found. Society x. 305 Farms which have been unlettable.
1933 Times of India 22 Feb. 7 Larger houses have been almost unlettable.
1977 Times 18 Apr. 10/1 A common problem is the growing number of empty, now perhaps unlettable old, multi-storey factories.
2015 Estates Gaz. 14 Feb. 82/2 Some properties are currently unlettable at any rent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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