openable
adjective
capable of being opened.
unopenable
-
a word derived from
openable.
Example Sentences
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For the second task, the dogs were presented with an impossible challenge: opening an unopenable container to access delicious-smelling food inside.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 9, 2022
The very definition of a First World problem: unopenable curtains.
From The New Yorker ● Mar. 27, 2017
Judith Scott’s sculptures sit like large, unopened, possibly unopenable bundles, contents unknown, in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
From New York Times ● Dec. 4, 2014
As one account notes, Woodbridge had rigged the lock so the bolt would catch if tried before the tumblers were set, rendering it unopenable.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2013
Each one had six unopenable windows on a side.
From The Note-Book of an Attaché Seven Months in the War Zone by Eric Fisher Wood
