unviableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈvʌɪəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈvaɪəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, viable adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + viable adj.¹Compare the following earlier passage, in which it seems likely from the context that enviable adj. was intended:1792 Diary; or, Woodfall's Reg. 26 Dec. This extreme and ceaseless dissipation is not an excess of that unviable gaiety this people once possessed.

1. Not sustainable, feasible, or practicable.

ΚΠ

1837 Morning Post 22 Sept. He..found himself again in an unviable state of liberty in his native province.

1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 May 360/3 Courses which are ultimately impolitic though not formally ‘unviable’.

1982 M. Wallace Brit. Govt. in Northern Ireland i. 18 The Irish negotiators..had clearly felt that a commission would so reduce the area of Northern Ireland that it would become unviable.

2013 J. J. Wakeford Preparing for Peak Oil in S. Afr. vii. 95 Oil will become increasingly scarce and expensive, rendering an oil-intensive industrialisation process increasingly unviable.

2. Of an organism: not capable of independent life, growth, or development.

ΚΠ

1847 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 68 312 A combination of circumstances which render the fœtuses..unviable.

1934 Jrnl. Ecol. 22 307 The seed will soon be injured and become unviable.

1965 Copeia No. 3. 308 Four types of unviable eggs are listed.

2015 E. Böhmer Dentistry in Rabbits & Rodents ix. 118/1 Such animals generally would be unviable and thus unable to reproduce.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unviable
释义	unviableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈvʌɪəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈvaɪəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, viable adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + viable adj.¹Compare the following earlier passage, in which it seems likely from the context that enviable adj. was intended:1792 Diary; or, Woodfall's Reg. 26 Dec. This extreme and ceaseless dissipation is not an excess of that unviable gaiety this people once possessed. 1. Not sustainable, feasible, or practicable. ΚΠ 1837 Morning Post 22 Sept. He..found himself again in an unviable state of liberty in his native province. 1931 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 May 360/3 Courses which are ultimately impolitic though not formally ‘unviable’. 1982 M. Wallace Brit. Govt. in Northern Ireland i. 18 The Irish negotiators..had clearly felt that a commission would so reduce the area of Northern Ireland that it would become unviable. 2013 J. J. Wakeford Preparing for Peak Oil in S. Afr. vii. 95 Oil will become increasingly scarce and expensive, rendering an oil-intensive industrialisation process increasingly unviable. 2. Of an organism: not capable of independent life, growth, or development. ΚΠ 1847 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 68 312 A combination of circumstances which render the fœtuses..unviable. 1934 Jrnl. Ecol. 22 307 The seed will soon be injured and become unviable. 1965 Copeia No. 3. 308 Four types of unviable eggs are listed. 2015 E. Böhmer Dentistry in Rabbits & Rodents ix. 118/1 Such animals generally would be unviable and thus unable to reproduce. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1837
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