unwearable

English

Etymology

un- +‎ wearable

Adjective

unwearable (comparative more unwearable, superlative most unwearable)

1. Not able to be worn
2. (fashion) Clothing that is unsuitable for wear in most circumstances because it is extreme, unusual, or uncomfortable.
   • 2004, Daniel Delis Hill, As Seen in Vogue‎^[1], page 133:

     European designers entered into the nineties with fashion collections that were astonishingly unwearable.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “unable to be worn in ordinary circumstances”): wearable

Noun

unwearable (plural unwearables)

1. Something, such as clothing, that cannot be worn
   • 2009 January 25, Randy Cohen, “Truth in Suspension”, in New York Times‎^[2]:

     He’s compensating you for an injury, not for purchasing your spattered unwearables.