unavailable
English
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edit- IPA(key): /ˌʌnəˈveɪləbəl/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Adjective
editunavailable (comparative more unavailable, superlative most unavailable)
- (obsolete) Unavailing; ineffective. [16th–19th c.]
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter DXXXVI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- To recriminate now, he said, would be as exasperating as unavailable.
- Not available. [from 19th c.]
- Synonyms: inavailable, out of stock
- Antonym: 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.
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Noun
editunavailable (plural unavailables)
- (US, history) A communist who operated underground and was therefore not available for a political leadership position.
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