unwalkableadj.

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

1. Unfit for walking in.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > unfavourable > specific

unwalkable1813

1813 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1978) VII. 127 How teized I am..by this eternal unwalkable weather!

2. Unable to walk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > not able to walk

unwalkable1831

1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 273 Even the unwalkable infant sits propt with sheaves.

3. Unfit for walking on.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > suitable for walking on > not

unwalkable1976

1976 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Sept. 85/2 The top step is 2 feet high and unwalkable.

1981 New Scientist 16 July 141 A nasty mixture of coal slurry and raw sewage makes the sand unwalkable.

1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 8/3 These proud owners of this awful model house, tripping around on an artistic but farcically unwalkable pattern of paving-stones.., conduct themselves with a sober sense of import and duty.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unwalkable
释义	unwalkableadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwalkable. 1. Unfit for walking in. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > [adjective] > unfavourable > specific unwalkable1813 1813 F. Burney Jrnls. & Lett. (1978) VII. 127 How teized I am..by this eternal unwalkable weather! 2. Unable to walk. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > not able to walk unwalkable1831 1831 W. Howitt Bk. Seasons 273 Even the unwalkable infant sits propt with sheaves. 3. Unfit for walking on. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [adjective] > suitable for walking on > not unwalkable1976 1976 N.Y. Times Mag. 12 Sept. 85/2 The top step is 2 feet high and unwalkable. 1981 New Scientist 16 July 141 A nasty mixture of coal slurry and raw sewage makes the sand unwalkable. 1982 London Rev. Bks. 4 xxiv. 8/3 These proud owners of this awful model house, tripping around on an artistic but farcically unwalkable pattern of paving-stones.., conduct themselves with a sober sense of import and duty. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1813
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