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unfindable

American  
[uhn-fahyn-duh-buhl] / ʌnˈfaɪn də bəl /

adjective

  1. not capable of being found.

    an unfindable treasure.


Etymology

Origin of unfindable

1785–95; un- 1 + findable ( def. )

Example Sentences

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And last year the long unfindable “Drylongso” came out of obscurity with a restoration, theatrical release and induction in the Criterion Collection.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

Steph Curry has his Golden State Warriors on the verge of another NBA championship because he is unfindable; he is the hardest player to grab in the history of the league.

From Washington Post • Jun. 6, 2018

All these years later he’s taken refuge in the “most unfindable place in the galaxy” to brood over a long-ago trauma relating to his status as a legendary Jedi master.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2017

I was about ready to declare them unfindable when all of a sudden I turned a corner, and there they were.

From Golf Digest • Jul. 27, 2017

He was then wandering on the summit of the cliff in quest of an "unfindable" insect, which, however, he did not find.

From Dick Sand A Captain at Fifteen by Verne, Jules