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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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
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
Publishers can decide to switch off a game's servers, often leaving it effectively unplayable.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
James, making her first start since the Euro 2025 final when she went off in the first half having played through injury, showed she can be unplayable when fully fit and feeling her best.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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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