unobtainable

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unobtainable

adjective more unobtainable · most unobtainable

  1. Unable to be obtained: not able to be acquired or reached. With secondhand bullhead rail almost unobtainable, the NYMR has been forced to go for new flat-bottom rail and orders are being placed; 58 fb rails are already en route to the railway.

    Similar: unattainable, ungettable, unprocurable · Opposite: see at obtainable

noun unobtainables

  1. Someone or something that cannot be obtained. On the whole they are at present fairly cheap, and are not overburdened with long priced stamps, and still fewer unobtainables.

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adj not able to be acquired or reached

Françaisintrouvable
Deutschunerhältlich
Italianointrovabile
Русскийнедостижи́мый nedostižímyj, недосту́пный nedostúpnyj

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@misc{unobtainable_2026,
  title = {unobtainable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unobtainable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}