unplayable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ playable

Adjective[edit]

unplayable (comparative more unplayable, superlative most unplayable)

  1. (of an audio or visual recording) Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all.
  2. (cricket, soccer, of the delivery of a ball) Impossible to play or to defend against.
  3. (video games) That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, etc. as to preclude playing.
    • 1988, Lazer Tag (game review in Your Sinclair issue 32, August 1988)
      Unoriginal, unplayable, overpriced and generally unappealing.