unmotorableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈməʊt(ə)rəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmoʊdərəb(ə)l/, West African English

/ˌɔmˈmotorebul/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + motorable adj.

Now chiefly West African and Indian English.

Of a road, etc.: not suitable for or usable by a motor vehicle.

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1913 G. D. Abraham Motor Ways Lakeland viii. 145 An ‘unmotorable’ mountain road.

1937 P. B. M. Allan Moth-hunter's Gossip iii. 75 Through Rhayader I went, and across the hills, by a quite unmotorable track.

2013 New Indian Express (Nexis) 20 May Roads which were laid years back have become unmotorable.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmotorable
释义	unmotorableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈməʊt(ə)rəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmoʊdərəb(ə)l/, West African English /ˌɔmˈmotorebul/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, motorable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + motorable adj. Now chiefly West African and Indian English. Of a road, etc.: not suitable for or usable by a motor vehicle. ΚΠ 1913 G. D. Abraham Motor Ways Lakeland viii. 145 An ‘unmotorable’ mountain road. 1937 P. B. M. Allan Moth-hunter's Gossip iii. 75 Through Rhayader I went, and across the hills, by a quite unmotorable track. 2013 New Indian Express (Nexis) 20 May Roads which were laid years back have become unmotorable. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1913
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