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
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Last season, the Spanish football association published a letter written by Rayo's players that described the Vallecas pitch as "unplayable" and noted a lack of hot water in the showers and inadequate cleaning.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
Computers have rendered simpler games unplayable, devising perfect moves that always end in a draw or victory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
He said he doesn’t know what condition the El Camino Real baseball field is in, since when he left, it was unplayable after being destroyed during summer filming by a Netflix production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
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
An overture which an orchestra at Cologne seemed disposed to perform was returned after a month as unplayable.
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Gilbert Cannan
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