unprocurableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnprəˈkjʊərəbl/,

/ˌʌnprəˈkjɔːrəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənprəˈkjʊrəbəl/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and procurable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, procurable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + procurable adj.

Not procurable; unobtainable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > unobtainable

ungettable1554

unprocurable1607

unpurchasable1611

unacquirable1640

unobtainable1653

inobtainablea1718

1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Sonne-ship in Wks. (1620) I. 351 The dignity of this estate..was vnprocurable, saue only by this infinit price.

1654 R. Boyle in T. Birch Life R. Boyle (1744) 108 A barbarous country, where..chemical instruments [were]..unprocurable.

1806 S. Austin Mr. Merrill's Defensive Armor taken from Him iii. 41 Sufficiency of water for animal subsistence is almost unprocurable.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 25 Not of an Eleusinian pig, but of some unprocurable animal.

1945 D. Cooper Diary 14 Feb. (2005) 353 Loulou had asked me to get her some paper clips, which she said were unprocurable in Paris.

2009 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 4 Mar. 22 The supply of rubber was abruptly cut off and suddenly tyres were unprocurable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unprocurable
释义	unprocurableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnprəˈkjʊərəbl/, /ˌʌnprəˈkjɔːrəbl/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈkjʊrəbəl/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and procurable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, procurable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + procurable adj. Not procurable; unobtainable. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > unobtainable ungettable1554 unprocurable1607 unpurchasable1611 unacquirable1640 unobtainable1653 inobtainablea1718 1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Sonne-ship in Wks. (1620) I. 351 The dignity of this estate..was vnprocurable, saue only by this infinit price. 1654 R. Boyle in T. Birch Life R. Boyle (1744) 108 A barbarous country, where..chemical instruments [were]..unprocurable. 1806 S. Austin Mr. Merrill's Defensive Armor taken from Him iii. 41 Sufficiency of water for animal subsistence is almost unprocurable. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 25 Not of an Eleusinian pig, but of some unprocurable animal. 1945 D. Cooper Diary 14 Feb. (2005) 353 Loulou had asked me to get her some paper clips, which she said were unprocurable in Paris. 2009 Courier Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 4 Mar. 22 The supply of rubber was abruptly cut off and suddenly tyres were unprocurable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1607
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