unplayable

[US]/ˏʌnˈpleɪəbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. impossible to play, as in golf or cricket

Example Sentences

an unplayable winter pitch.

The video game was unplayable due to constant lagging.

The piano keys were sticky and unplayable.

The soccer field was flooded and unplayable.

The guitar strings were so old that they were unplayable.

The tennis court was covered in ice, making it unplayable.

The DVD was scratched and unplayable.

The computer game was unplayable on my outdated laptop.

The basketball hoop was bent and unplayable.

The soccer ball was deflated and unplayable.

The stage was so slippery that it was unplayable for the actors.

Real-world Examples

And a lot of games from 35 years ago are basically unplayable now.

Source: 6 Minute English

Keza Macdonald said that some games from 35 years ago are unplayable – so, not possible to play them.

Source: 6 Minute English

An anonymous buyer at a British auction house, has purchased an unplayable violin for more than 1.5 million dollars.

Source: NPR News October 2013 Collection

The piano was found undamaged, but unplayable.

Source: VOA Special November 2018 Collection

Palmer. Dalton Kincaid should be back, which kind of makes both tight ends unplayable.

Source: Fantasy Football Player

Pirates who are playing illegal copies of Batman: Arkham Asylum find that crucial control functions in the game have been disabled, rendering the game unplayable.

Source: BBC Listening March 2016 Compilation

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