unplayable

adjective

un·​play·​able ˌən-ˈplā-ə-bəl How to pronounce unplayable (audio)
: not capable of being played or suitable to be played : not playable
a golf course rendered unplayable by heavy rains
dealt an unplayable card
music so complex as to be almost unplayable
Service is my strong point at tennis. I am inaccurate, but vigorous, and occasionally send in a quite unplayable shot.P. G. Wodehouse
found the ball in an unplayable lie [=a position that does not allow a shot to be made]

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Taijuan Walker filled the team's fifth starter spot and was unplayable toward the end of the year. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024 And Dario Šarić and even Looney were unplayable at times. Tim Kawakami, The Athletic, 22 Aug. 2024 Fixed issues that were causing the following combinations to be unplayable in Lineups: Warren Sapp and Booger Mcfarland Brian Bosworth and Payton WIlson Tavon Austin and Kamdyn Benjamin Players can now have both a Travis Hunter WR and Travis Hunter CB in your lineup at once. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 During the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark, one of the more graphically taxing games, the ProArt P16 hit an unplayable 10 frames per second (fps) at 2400p. PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unplayable 

Word History

First Known Use

1806, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unplayable was in 1806

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“Unplayable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unplayable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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