unrideableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪdəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈraɪdəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and rideable adj.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rideable adj.

That cannot be ridden; that cannot be traversed by riding; not rideable.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be

ungoingable1482

unpassablea1525

unpassageable1592

passless1603

irrepassable1608

unpassible1646

untravellable1652

impracticable1653

impermeable1662

unvoyageable1667

impassable1697

landlocked1770

impervious1774

intraversable1803

unrideable1827

intransitable1838

untraversable1856

uncrossable1882

1827 Sporting Mag. Mar. 304/2 Now, Sir, after the good proofs to the contrary which these excellent days' sport afford, let us hope that the common cry of ‘the country being unrideable and unfit for fox-hunting’ will be a little checked.

1881 Daily News 5 Jan. 6/5 Over a fine open country, till the land became almost unrideable.

1917 W. H. L. Watson Adventures Despatch Rider 184 The road was almost unrideable with the worst sort of grease.

1968 Surfer 9 iv. 69 Ever since Endless Summer, surfers visiting Cape St. Francis have been disappointed..by fast unrideable, rock-riddled waves.

2008 New Yorker 5 May 65/3 Sink Gartrell was one of those, the polar opposite of Montana bronc-buster Wally Finch, who used a secret ghost cord and made unrideable outlaws of the horses he was breaking.

Derivatives

ˌunrideaˈbility n. rare the quality of not being rideable.

ΚΠ

1978 Wheelmen Dec. 20/1 David Jones, who tested the unrideable bicycles by use of the computer, designed URB-IV, which had negative caster and was unrideable. It is suspected that the only reason for its ‘unrideability’ is its negative caster.

2006 Cycle World Jan. 18/3 We put in all-nighters of welding and grinding to boost straight-up acceleration and top speed. Our success was measured in unrideability.

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

单词	unrideable
释义	unrideableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌɪdəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈraɪdəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and rideable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, rideable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + rideable adj. That cannot be ridden; that cannot be traversed by riding; not rideable. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to be ungoingable1482 unpassablea1525 unpassageable1592 passless1603 irrepassable1608 unpassible1646 untravellable1652 impracticable1653 impermeable1662 unvoyageable1667 impassable1697 landlocked1770 impervious1774 intraversable1803 unrideable1827 intransitable1838 untraversable1856 uncrossable1882 1827 Sporting Mag. Mar. 304/2 Now, Sir, after the good proofs to the contrary which these excellent days' sport afford, let us hope that the common cry of ‘the country being unrideable and unfit for fox-hunting’ will be a little checked. 1881 Daily News 5 Jan. 6/5 Over a fine open country, till the land became almost unrideable. 1917 W. H. L. Watson Adventures Despatch Rider 184 The road was almost unrideable with the worst sort of grease. 1968 Surfer 9 iv. 69 Ever since Endless Summer, surfers visiting Cape St. Francis have been disappointed..by fast unrideable, rock-riddled waves. 2008 New Yorker 5 May 65/3 Sink Gartrell was one of those, the polar opposite of Montana bronc-buster Wally Finch, who used a secret ghost cord and made unrideable outlaws of the horses he was breaking. Derivatives ˌunrideaˈbility n. rare the quality of not being rideable. ΚΠ 1978 Wheelmen Dec. 20/1 David Jones, who tested the unrideable bicycles by use of the computer, designed URB-IV, which had negative caster and was unrideable. It is suspected that the only reason for its ‘unrideability’ is its negative caster. 2006 Cycle World Jan. 18/3 We put in all-nighters of welding and grinding to boost straight-up acceleration and top speed. Our success was measured in unrideability. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1827
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