unsustainable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unsustainable in British English:
UK [ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbl]
How to pronounce unsustainable in American English:
US
Word Origin
- unsustainable (adj.)
- 1670s, from un- (1) "not" + sustainable (adj.).
Example
- 1. This column has argued that the current system is unsustainable .
- 2. In both cases the government has clearly spelled out that it inherited an unsustainable and flawed system .
- 3. They may have borrowed from the future , using debt to enjoy a standard of living that is unsustainable .
- 4. If the individual mandate is ultimately struck down but the rest of the health-reform law is ruled legal , the result will be an unsustainable system .
- 5. He would take a modest step towards tackling america 's unsustainable entitlement programmes by raising the age at which the elderly can collect public-pension and health-care benefits .