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unsurvivable

sur·viv·a·ble
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ser-vahy-vuh-buh l]
    • /sərˈvaɪ və bəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ser-vahy-vuh-buh l]
    • /sərˈvaɪ və bəl/

Definitions of unsurvivable word

  • adjective unsurvivable able to be survived: Would an atomic war be survivable? 1
  • adjective unsurvivable capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures: a bomber survivable against fighter planes. 1
  • adjective unsurvivable From which survival is difficult or impossible. 0
See all 3 definitions of unsurvivable

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Origin of unsurvivable

First appearance:

before 1950
One of the 5% newest English words
First recorded in 1950-55; survive + -able

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Parts of speech for Unsurvivable

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unsurvivable

unsurvivable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

unsurvivable usage trend in Literature

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