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单词 unfulfillable
释义

unfulfillable

adjective

un·​ful·​fill·​able ˌən-fu̇(l)-ˈfi-lə-bəl How to pronounce unfulfillable (audio)
 also  -fə(l)-
: incapable of being fulfilled : not possible to carry out or make real : unrealizable
unfulfillable campaign promises
unfulfillable dreams

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For others, the need to demonstrate productivity, coupled with the absence of familiar modes of measurement, means that nothing seems to suffice, and work begins to saturate all areas of life with an insistent but unfulfillable demand. Hari Kunzru, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2021 Most are of its own making, including unfulfillable public pension promises and a vast social safety net beyond the capacity of California’s workers to fund. Hank Adler, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

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