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adj
Not workable.
Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: inoperable, nonworking, infeasible, untenable, unusable
Antonyms: workable, practicable
adj
Not workable.
Not suitable or amenable for being manipulated or transformed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: unprocessable, unusable
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unsuitable, unamenable
noun
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
not capable of being carried out or put into practice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible
Antonyms: none provided
History
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- Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Germanic *werką Proto-West Germanic *werk Old English weorc Middle English werk English work Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English workable English unworkable From un- + workable.
Across languages
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
