Uncastable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role).

    "Colleen Dewhurst, though in many ways wrong for the virtually uncastable Josie, is as lucid and luminous […]"

  2. 2
    That cannot be cast (converted to other data types).

    "They're strongly typed, uncastable pointers […]"

  3. 3
    That cannot be set in a cast.

    "...internal fixation in children with open, unstable, or otherwise uncastable forearm fractures […]"

  4. 4
    That cannot be used for, or produced through, casting (manufacturing with a mould).

    "Casting must be done within a day or two of moulding or the moulds will begin to wind-dry and become uncastable […]"

Example

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"Colleen Dewhurst, though in many ways wrong for the virtually uncastable Josie, is as lucid and luminous […]"

Etymology

From un- + castable.

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