unreturnableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtəːnəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənrəˈtərnəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and returnable adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, returnable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + returnable adj., in sense 1 originally after classical Latin irremeābilis irremeable adj.

1. Allowing no return.In later use chiefly in figurative contexts with reference to death.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to return

unreturnable1513

unrepassable1600

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. i. 60 The naimcouth hous, that Laborinthus hait, Full of wrinkillit vnreturnable dissait.

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 4 The fludis bank.., Quhais passage is vnreturnable went.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irremeable, vnreturnable, or, from which one cannot goe backe.

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Onweder-keerlick, vnreturnable [Kiliaan (1599) irremeabilis].

1857 Chicago Mag. 15 June 320/1 Another, perchance a very near and a dear one, had gone the long, unreturnable journey.

1879 R. Gillespie Round about Falkirk (ed. 2) 204 There are many here..who crossed the unreturnable bourne in the very prime of life.

1918 F. Duffy Let. 28 Oct. in S. L. Harris Duffy's War (2006) xxiv. 361 I am praying the war will be over before any more go the unreturnable road.

2000 P. Unwin Nine Bells for Man viii. 76 A vast, unreturnable distance had wedged itself between him and his own life.

2. That cannot be returned (in various senses of return v.¹).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball

unreturnable1740

boasted1878

volleyed1878

overhand1881

back-handed1889

forehand1889

forehanded1889

Lawford1893

overhead1904

undercut1920

kicking1924

overarm1929

two-fisted1960

sliced1971

inside-out1977

inside-in1999

1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 343 I am even oppress'd with unreturnable Obligations.

1795 A. Hughes Jemima II. 195 Having such unreturnable benefits to thank him for.

1829 Christian Examiner, & Church of Ireland Mag. Feb. 100 Unreturnable disbursements, for building, or fitting up school-rooms,..&c.

1898 Amer. Monthly Mag. Feb. 112 He..finished his sentence with a stroke at his adversaries which was unreturnable.

1938 E. T. Crutchley G.P.O. 82 Letters which are clearly unreturnable are at once destroyed.

1962 P. Bracken I hate to housekeep Bk. xi. 127 Should you ever come to, at home, with something unreturnable and absolutely wild on your head, you can explain that your old college room-mate picked it up for you in Paris.

2014 Cape Times (Nexis) 24 Jan. 13 He clinched the fourth-set tiebreak on his second match point, a thumping unreturnable serve providing a fitting climax.

Derivatives

unreˈturnably adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb] > returning towards point of departure > in unreturnable manner

unreturnably1513

1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. x. 81 Laborynthus..a thousand slychtis wrocht, For to dissave all wncouth tharin brocht, To wavir and er thar wnreturnably.

1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella II. 72 Where there is a certain equality..of advantages, so as to leave neither parties unreturnably obliged to the other.

1857 Monthly Relig. Mag. Feb. 120 If it were quite impossible for a Christian..to avoid being swept unreturnably away upon the stream of sense, how much more difficult it must be for the sinner.

1966 Times 21 Nov. 7/2 Each determined to smash the ball unreturnably into the other's court.

2001 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 Oct. 15 Why do shoes which fitted you perfectly in the shop shrink to a cripplingly smaller size once you have unreturnably scuffed them?

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

单词	unreturnable
释义	unreturnableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnrᵻˈtəːnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənrəˈtərnəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and returnable adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix¹, returnable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + returnable adj., in sense 1 originally after classical Latin irremeābilis irremeable adj. 1. Allowing no return.In later use chiefly in figurative contexts with reference to death. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [adjective] > travelled on, over, or through > able to be > unable to return unreturnable1513 unrepassable1600 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. i. 60 The naimcouth hous, that Laborinthus hait, Full of wrinkillit vnreturnable dissait. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid vi. vii. 4 The fludis bank.., Quhais passage is vnreturnable went. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Irremeable, vnreturnable, or, from which one cannot goe backe. 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Onweder-keerlick, vnreturnable [Kiliaan (1599) irremeabilis]. 1857 Chicago Mag. 15 June 320/1 Another, perchance a very near and a dear one, had gone the long, unreturnable journey. 1879 R. Gillespie Round about Falkirk (ed. 2) 204 There are many here..who crossed the unreturnable bourne in the very prime of life. 1918 F. Duffy Let. 28 Oct. in S. L. Harris Duffy's War (2006) xxiv. 361 I am praying the war will be over before any more go the unreturnable road. 2000 P. Unwin Nine Bells for Man viii. 76 A vast, unreturnable distance had wedged itself between him and his own life. 2. That cannot be returned (in various senses of return v.¹). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > racket games > lawn tennis > [adjective] > types of stroke or ball unreturnable1740 boasted1878 volleyed1878 overhand1881 back-handed1889 forehand1889 forehanded1889 Lawford1893 overhead1904 undercut1920 kicking1924 overarm1929 two-fisted1960 sliced1971 inside-out1977 inside-in1999 1740 S. Richardson Pamela II. 343 I am even oppress'd with unreturnable Obligations. 1795 A. Hughes Jemima II. 195 Having such unreturnable benefits to thank him for. 1829 Christian Examiner, & Church of Ireland Mag. Feb. 100 Unreturnable disbursements, for building, or fitting up school-rooms,..&c. 1898 Amer. Monthly Mag. Feb. 112 He..finished his sentence with a stroke at his adversaries which was unreturnable. 1938 E. T. Crutchley G.P.O. 82 Letters which are clearly unreturnable are at once destroyed. 1962 P. Bracken I hate to housekeep Bk. xi. 127 Should you ever come to, at home, with something unreturnable and absolutely wild on your head, you can explain that your old college room-mate picked it up for you in Paris. 2014 Cape Times (Nexis) 24 Jan. 13 He clinched the fourth-set tiebreak on his second match point, a thumping unreturnable serve providing a fitting climax. Derivatives unreˈturnably adv. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > [adverb] > returning towards point of departure > in unreturnable manner unreturnably1513 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid v. x. 81 Laborynthus..a thousand slychtis wrocht, For to dissave all wncouth tharin brocht, To wavir and er thar wnreturnably. 1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella II. 72 Where there is a certain equality..of advantages, so as to leave neither parties unreturnably obliged to the other. 1857 Monthly Relig. Mag. Feb. 120 If it were quite impossible for a Christian..to avoid being swept unreturnably away upon the stream of sense, how much more difficult it must be for the sinner. 1966 Times 21 Nov. 7/2 Each determined to smash the ball unreturnably into the other's court. 2001 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 Oct. 15 Why do shoes which fitted you perfectly in the shop shrink to a cripplingly smaller size once you have unreturnably scuffed them? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1513
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