unreleasableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈliːsəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈlisəb(ə)l/,

/ˌənriˈlisəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + releasable adj.

rare before 20th cent.

That cannot be released (in various senses); (also) from which release is impossible.

ΚΠ

1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliii. 416 Hell, the last and unreleasable lodge of impenitent sinners.

1843 Weekly Chron. 13 Aug. 5/6 He would ask what other contract was there which was in its nature so unreleasable?

1901 Strand Mag. Dec. 634/1 Whatever it touches it holds with an unreleasable grip.

1970 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Mar. c8/3 [The film] had already been dumped by the previous inept MGM management as ‘unreleasable’.

2003 D. W. Johnston Hist. Ornithol. Virginia viii. 105 The goal in all cases is to return the bird to the wild, but some unreleasable birds may be kept for demonstrations and public lectures.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unreleasable
释义	unreleasableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈliːsəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈlisəb(ə)l/, /ˌənriˈlisəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, releasable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + releasable adj. rare before 20th cent. That cannot be released (in various senses); (also) from which release is impossible. ΚΠ 1665 E. Waterhouse Gentlemans Monitor xliii. 416 Hell, the last and unreleasable lodge of impenitent sinners. 1843 Weekly Chron. 13 Aug. 5/6 He would ask what other contract was there which was in its nature so unreleasable? 1901 Strand Mag. Dec. 634/1 Whatever it touches it holds with an unreleasable grip. 1970 Lima (Ohio) News 18 Mar. c8/3 [The film] had already been dumped by the previous inept MGM management as ‘unreleasable’. 2003 D. W. Johnston Hist. Ornithol. Virginia viii. 105 The goal in all cases is to return the bird to the wild, but some unreleasable birds may be kept for demonstrations and public lectures. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1665
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