Unhookable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being taken down from hooks. not-comparable
  2. 2
    Impossible to hook or catch hold of. not-comparable

    "The water was full of unhookable fish; they would strike savagely but quickly slip from the hook before I could even identify them."

Example

More examples

"The water was full of unhookable fish; they would strike savagely but quickly slip from the hook before I could even identify them."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From unhook + -able.

Etymology 2

From un- + hookable.

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