"unplayable" meaning in All languages combined

See unplayable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-au-unplayable.ogg [Australia] Forms: more unplayable [comparative], most unplayable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + playable Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|playable}} un- + playable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unplayable (comparative more unplayable, superlative most unplayable)
  1. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
    (of a musical work) That cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
    Sense id: en-unplayable-en-adj-jUrf5-f3
  2. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
    (of a video game) That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, buggy, etc., as to discourage or preclude playing.
    Sense id: en-unplayable-en-adj-A7WLH5om
  3. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
    (of an audio or visual recording) Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.
    Sense id: en-unplayable-en-adj-OGSF8C~Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 19 45 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 16 23 46 15
  4. That cannot be played; that is impossible or unreasonable (too difficult, etc.) to play.
    (sports, of a ball or shuttlecock) Impossible to play or to defend against.     Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-unplayable-en-adj-JjRvllhN Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (that cannot be played): onbespeelbaar (Dutch), pelauskelvoton (english: game) (Finnish), soittokelvoton (english: music or video) (Finnish), injouable (French), niegrywalny (Polish), ospelbar (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'that cannot be played': 25 25 25 25

Download JSON data for unplayable meaning in All languages combined (4.7kB)

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