"nonadoptable" meaning in All languages combined

See nonadoptable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more nonadoptable [comparative], most nonadoptable [superlative]
Etymology: From non- + adoptable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|adoptable}} non- + adoptable Head templates: {{en-adj}} nonadoptable (comparative more nonadoptable, superlative most nonadoptable)
  1. Not adoptable; unadoptable.
    Sense id: en-nonadoptable-en-adj-1NleyGuR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-, Pages with 1 entry
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