unplayableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpleɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpleɪəbəl/

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + playable adj.

Not playable; impossible to play. Also: (of a sports field, golf course, etc.) unfit for playing on.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [adjective] > of hand

unplayable1806

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play

unproduceable1704

playable1725

unproduciblea1760

undramatic1769

unplayable1806

unactable1810

actable1825

blue fire1826

undramatical1829

actor-proof1893

nailed-up1894

talky1937

the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [adjective] > angling > using fly > of hooked fish

unplayable1806

society > leisure > sport > [adjective] > unable to be played

unplayable1881

1806 Observer 8 June 1/3 The water..would otherwise fall on the plug; and render it [sc. the flageolet] unplayable.

1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin II. x. 193 Having an unplayable hand and a bad partner.

1881 Sat. Rev. 2 July 14/1 The two slow bowlers seemed quite unplayable.

1884 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 40) 39 The wicket was unplayable.

1928 Daily Express 3 Jan. 9/2 Most courses have been completely unplayable, except at the nineteenth hole.

1968 A. Munro in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 291 Even the boxed games she gave us proved to be insipid and unplayable.

2003 L. Terry Heartwarming Hymn Stories 21 The organ was rendered unplayable by a church mouse.

Derivatives

unˈplayably adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adverb] > qualities of music

unplayably1898

spikily1959

society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [adverb]

defensively1777

foul1833

long1839

scratchily1927

unplayably1955

1898 Organist & Choirmaster Dec. 391/1 The claviers have to be unnecessarily and unplayably numerous.

1955 Times 6 June 3/1 The one [cricket ball] that accounted for May did so almost unplayably.

2010 K. Silverman Begin Again iv. 105 Unplayably clotted chords; and constant changes of tempo.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unplayable
释义	unplayableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpleɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈpleɪəbəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, playable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + playable adj. Not playable; impossible to play. Also: (of a sports field, golf course, etc.) unfit for playing on. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > card game > [adjective] > of hand unplayable1806 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play unproduceable1704 playable1725 unproduciblea1760 undramatic1769 unplayable1806 unactable1810 actable1825 blue fire1826 undramatical1829 actor-proof1893 nailed-up1894 talky1937 the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > type or method of fishing > [adjective] > angling > using fly > of hooked fish unplayable1806 society > leisure > sport > [adjective] > unable to be played unplayable1881 1806 Observer 8 June 1/3 The water..would otherwise fall on the plug; and render it [sc. the flageolet] unplayable. 1833 E. Bulwer-Lytton Godolphin II. x. 193 Having an unplayable hand and a bad partner. 1881 Sat. Rev. 2 July 14/1 The two slow bowlers seemed quite unplayable. 1884 James Lillywhite's Cricketers' Compan. (ed. 40) 39 The wicket was unplayable. 1928 Daily Express 3 Jan. 9/2 Most courses have been completely unplayable, except at the nineteenth hole. 1968 A. Munro in R. Weaver Canad. Short Stories 291 Even the boxed games she gave us proved to be insipid and unplayable. 2003 L. Terry Heartwarming Hymn Stories 21 The organ was rendered unplayable by a church mouse. Derivatives unˈplayably adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > [adverb] > qualities of music unplayably1898 spikily1959 society > leisure > sport > types of play, actions, or postures > [adverb] defensively1777 foul1833 long1839 scratchily1927 unplayably1955 1898 Organist & Choirmaster Dec. 391/1 The claviers have to be unnecessarily and unplayably numerous. 1955 Times 6 June 3/1 The one [cricket ball] that accounted for May did so almost unplayably. 2010 K. Silverman Begin Again iv. 105 Unplayably clotted chords; and constant changes of tempo. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1806
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