unplayable
Britishadjective
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not able to be played
an almost unplayable ball
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not able to be played on
unplayable pitches
Example Sentences
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For over a decade, hundreds of online video games have been rendered unplayable at the whim of their publishers, for either technical or economic reasons.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
It's game over for fans of discontinued video games after the EU admitted defeat on Tuesday and said it cannot stop publishers making them unplayable.
From Barron's ● Jun. 16, 2026
“By the time the cycle of awarding the hosting rights would possibly come back, our climate projections show that the tournament in its current form would be unplayable due to extreme weather events,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
Ronaldinho at his peak was virtually unplayable - running quicker, thinking faster.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026
Shopmen with clubs to sell handed him rackets, Rackets of sand-paper, rubber and felt, Said to secure an unplayable service, Pestilent screws and the death-dealing welt.
From Mr. Punch's Golf Stories by Various
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