unworkable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unworkable in British English:
UK [ʌnˈwɜ:kəbl]
How to pronounce unworkable in American English:
US [ʌnˈwɜrkəbl]
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- Adjective:
- not capable of being carried out or put into practice
Word Origin
- unworkable (adj.)
- 1784, from un- (1) "not" + workable (adj.).
Example
- 1. Defending a status quo that is unworkable only makes matters worse .
- 2. Some also predict that the law will prove unworkable .
- 3. An unworkable counter-offer to the president 's doomed budget
- 4. This system eventually proved unworkable .
- 5. You may come up with something that is unworkable but you 'll be showing the right attitude .