unplayable

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unplayable

adjective more unplayable · most unplayable

of a musical work That cannot be played, that is too hard too play.
of a video game That cannot be played, or is so tedious, complicated, buggy, etc., as to discourage or preclude playing. Unoriginal, unplayable, overpriced and generally unappealing.
of an audio or visual recording Unable to be played on specified equipment, or at all. Apparently the Edison company failed to consider, or chose to ignore, the fact that their records were made using the “hill and dale” vertical-cut recording groove and therefore unplayable on standard (and much cheaper) gramophones […]
of a ball Impossible to play or to defend against.

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adj that cannot be played

Français	injouable

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@misc{unplayable_2026,
  title = {unplayable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unplayable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}