In some sports, if you describe a player as unplayable, you mean that they are playing extremely well and are difficult to beat. If you describe a ball as unplayable, you mean that it is difficult to hit.
[British]
unplayable in British English
(ʌnˈpleɪəbəl)
adjective
1.
not able to be played
an almost unplayable ball
2.
not able to be played on
unplayable pitches
Examples of 'unplayable' in a sentence
unplayable
To borrow cricketing parlance he was unplayable for this almost perfect period of play.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the bottom six inches in some places is almost unplayable.
The Sun (2012)
The potent combination of speed and size makes him almost unplayable on his day.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The game was delayed by more than an hour after a torrential downpour made the pitch virtually unplayable.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The French magician was almost unplayable at times.
The Sun (2016)
On some days, he simply seems unplayable.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The greens are almost unplayable with ferocious pace, bumps and borrows.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
At times his strength, pace and power make him almost unplayable.
The Sun (2016)
Last season the winger was simply unplayable and scored both goals in a 2-0 win.
The Sun (2013)
He was well up for it and when he is in that mood he's almost unplayable.
The Sun (2011)
Indeed, she becomes almost unplayable once she has let her opponent build up a big enough lead.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He was unplayable at times.
The Sun (2014)
At times he was unplayable.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The striker was simply unplayable.
The Sun (2014)
FROM totally unacceptable to simply unplayable.
The Sun (2013)
YES, but at times he was unplayable.
The Sun (2013)
WHAT has happened to the winger from last season who at times was unplayable for opposing full-backs?
The Sun (2013)
When he's like that, he is virtually unplayable.
The Sun (2011)
In the second-half, he was almost unplayable.
The Sun (2012)
More than five years have passed since the last case of cold weather rendering a Premier League pitch unplayable.