unavailable
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- //ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl//
Not available.
adjective
- 1
obsoleteUnavailing; ineffective.
To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable.
- 2
Not available.
This product is unavailable at the moment, but we hope to order more by next week.
A cold, reserved man, he was seen as emotionally unavailable.
They are also needed to cover for unavailable Hitachi Azumas that require modifications to their inter-car connectors.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English available English unavailable From un- + available.
noun
- 1
A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.
Forms
- plural
- unavailables
- comparative
- more unavailable
- superlative
- most unavailable