"unshiftable" meaning in English

See unshiftable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unshiftable [comparative], most unshiftable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + shiftable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|shiftable}} un- + shiftable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unshiftable (comparative more unshiftable, superlative most unshiftable)
  1. Impossible to shift; immovable.
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          "ref": "2008 March 9, Benjamin Black, “The Lemur”, in New York Times:",
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