unactableadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈactable.

That cannot be acted (on the stage); unsuitable for dramatic representation.

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unproduceable1704

playable1725

unproduciblea1760

undramatic1769

unplayable1806

unactable1810

actable1825

blue fire1826

undramatical1829

actor-proof1893

nailed-up1894

talky1937

1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 Oct. (1973) II. 20 Before the fire was out, he writes..to enquire whether this farce was not converted into fuel with about two thousand other unactable manuscripts.

1830 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. xiii. 298 Goldoni is the most insipid writer I ever read; Alfieri is a very fine one but unactable.

1871 Public Opinion 16 Dec. 778 Mr. Browning has written brief unactable dramas.

Derivatives

unactaˈbility n.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	unactable
释义	unactableadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈactable. That cannot be acted (on the stage); unsuitable for dramatic representation. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > a play > [adjective] > qualities of play unproduceable1704 playable1725 unproduciblea1760 undramatic1769 unplayable1806 unactable1810 actable1825 blue fire1826 undramatical1829 actor-proof1893 nailed-up1894 talky1937 1810 Ld. Byron Let. 3 Oct. (1973) II. 20 Before the fire was out, he writes..to enquire whether this farce was not converted into fuel with about two thousand other unactable manuscripts. 1830 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. xiii. 298 Goldoni is the most insipid writer I ever read; Alfieri is a very fine one but unactable. 1871 Public Opinion 16 Dec. 778 Mr. Browning has written brief unactable dramas. Derivatives unactaˈbility n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1810
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