Unlivable

adj

adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    That cannot be lived.

    "an unlivable life"

  2. 2
    Unfit to be lived in; uninhabitable.

    "an unlivable planet"

Adjective
  1. 1
    unfit or unsuitable to live in or with wordnet

Synonyms

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uninhabitableunliveable

Example

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"Ideologically-motivated Arab states ethnically cleansed their Jewish populations in the 20th century through a combination of direct revocation of citizenship and creating unlivable conditions for Jews. Had they not done this—and had this not recently continued in Yemen under the Houthis—Israel would have a much harder time justifying itself."

Etymology

From un- + livable.

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