unworkableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈwəːkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈwərkəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.

a. Not workable; not capable of being worked, put into operation or practice, etc. Frequently from c1880.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective]

impossible1340

unfeasible1527

infeasible1533

unablec1540

unperformable1583

unpracticeable1588

unfeasable1628

uneffectible1646

unpracticable1650

unoperable1652

unaccomplishable1675

imprestable1683

imperformable1693

impracticable1696

unexecutable1794

ineffectible1806

inexecutable1833

unworkable1839

impractical1865

undoable1865

impos.1924

1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 984 The mine is rendered unworkable until..fresh air is introduced.

1861 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. vii. 152 Some profess to think the plan unworkable.

1869 A. Macdonald Love, Law & Theol. vi. 102 Lord Aberdeen's Act is quite unworkable.

1887 W. S. S. Tyrwhitt New Chum in Queensland Bush v. 84 To prevent his run being rendered unworkable by having the best parts of it taken from him.

b. Of ships: Unmanageable.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > easily managed > not

unwholesome1627

unnavigable1755

unworkable1853

unguidable1896

1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxiii. 186 She had split her rudder-post so as to make her unworkable.

1885 Athenæum 5 Dec. 726/3 The soldiers were untrained..and the ships unworkable.

c. Impossible to manage, direct, control, etc., on account of size, numbers, or lack of coherence.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] > impossible to deal with

impossible1858

unworkable1862

1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ ix. 426 An un~disciplined and unworkable rabble.

1874 J. Morley On Compromise 83 The participation of large numbers of people..immediately becomes unworkable.

1895 E. Owen Wks. G. Edwards p. xiii The large and unworkable parish of Wrexham.

1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign v. 126 We have broken up the original..Force as an unworkable and rather overpaid organisation.

2. Of materials: Incapable of being worked upon or wrought into shape.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable > not

refractory1741

unworkable1854

refracting1894

1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters iii. 57 The white stone..is a beautiful though unworkable rock.

1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 47 Of the measures..the upper half contains only a few unworkable beds.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 163/2 Alpaca wool..laid aside..as useless, un~workable material.

figurative.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. ix. i. 134 Mystics imperfectly subservient—unworkable raw material, and as such flung into the fire.

Derivatives

unˈworkableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [noun]

unfeasableness1639

impracticableness1653

unfeasibleness1653

infeasibleness1654

infeasibility1655

unfeasibility1655

unpracticableness1660

impracticability1747

no-goism1850

unworkableness1877

unworkability1881

impracticalness1905

impracticality1916

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 60 The absolute unworkableness of the new constitution.

1879 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 290 The unworkableness of the various systems proposed.

unˈworkably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adverb]

unfeasably1638

impracticably1781

unworkably1927

unfeasibly1934

impractically1947

1927 C. Hollis Amer. Heresy 164 A plan, unworkably complicated.

1972 W. A. Pantin Oxf. Life iii. 25 As late as 1850 some people thought that a Congregation which might amount to over 100 would be unworkably large.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unworkable
释义	unworkableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwəːkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈwərkəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b. 1. a. Not workable; not capable of being worked, put into operation or practice, etc. Frequently from c1880. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] impossible1340 unfeasible1527 infeasible1533 unablec1540 unperformable1583 unpracticeable1588 unfeasable1628 uneffectible1646 unpracticable1650 unoperable1652 unaccomplishable1675 imprestable1683 imperformable1693 impracticable1696 unexecutable1794 ineffectible1806 inexecutable1833 unworkable1839 impractical1865 undoable1865 impos.1924 1839 A. Ure Dict. Arts 984 The mine is rendered unworkable until..fresh air is introduced. 1861 J. S. Mill Represent. Govt. vii. 152 Some profess to think the plan unworkable. 1869 A. Macdonald Love, Law & Theol. vi. 102 Lord Aberdeen's Act is quite unworkable. 1887 W. S. S. Tyrwhitt New Chum in Queensland Bush v. 84 To prevent his run being rendered unworkable by having the best parts of it taken from him. b. Of ships: Unmanageable. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > easily managed > not unwholesome1627 unnavigable1755 unworkable1853 unguidable1896 1853 E. K. Kane U.S. Grinnell Exped. xxiii. 186 She had split her rudder-post so as to make her unworkable. 1885 Athenæum 5 Dec. 726/3 The soldiers were untrained..and the ships unworkable. c. Impossible to manage, direct, control, etc., on account of size, numbers, or lack of coherence. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adjective] > impossible to deal with impossible1858 unworkable1862 1862 J. Skelton Nugæ Criticæ ix. 426 An un~disciplined and unworkable rabble. 1874 J. Morley On Compromise 83 The participation of large numbers of people..immediately becomes unworkable. 1895 E. Owen Wks. G. Edwards p. xiii The large and unworkable parish of Wrexham. 1897 R. S. S. Baden-Powell Matabele Campaign v. 126 We have broken up the original..Force as an unworkable and rather overpaid organisation. 2. Of materials: Incapable of being worked upon or wrought into shape. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > types of material generally > [adjective] > mouldable or workable > not refractory1741 unworkable1854 refracting1894 1854 H. Miller My Schools & Schoolmasters iii. 57 The white stone..is a beautiful though unworkable rock. 1867 W. W. Smyth Treat. Coal & Coal-mining 47 Of the measures..the upper half contains only a few unworkable beds. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) II. 163/2 Alpaca wool..laid aside..as useless, un~workable material. figurative.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics II. ix. i. 134 Mystics imperfectly subservient—unworkable raw material, and as such flung into the fire. Derivatives unˈworkableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [noun] unfeasableness1639 impracticableness1653 unfeasibleness1653 infeasibleness1654 infeasibility1655 unfeasibility1655 unpracticableness1660 impracticability1747 no-goism1850 unworkableness1877 unworkability1881 impracticalness1905 impracticality1916 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 60 The absolute unworkableness of the new constitution. 1879 Contemp. Rev. Oct. 290 The unworkableness of the various systems proposed. unˈworkably adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > practical impossibility > [adverb] unfeasably1638 impracticably1781 unworkably1927 unfeasibly1934 impractically1947 1927 C. Hollis Amer. Heresy 164 A plan, unworkably complicated. 1972 W. A. Pantin Oxf. Life iii. 25 As late as 1850 some people thought that a Congregation which might amount to over 100 would be unworkably large. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1839
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