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unplayable

adjective

  1. game play: not able to be played
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adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English playable English unplayable From un- + playable.

  1. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
  2. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.

    Unoriginal, unplayable, overpriced and generally unappealing.

  3. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.

    Apparently the Edison company failed to consider, or chose to ignore, the fact that their records were made using the “hill and dale” vertical-cut recording groove and therefore unplayable on standard (and much cheaper) gramophones […]

  4. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.