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unclassifiable

adjective
un·​clas·​si·​fi·​able | \ ˌən-ËŒkla-sÉ™-ˈfÄ«-É™-bÉ™l How to pronounce unclassifiable (audio) \

Definition of unclassifiable

: unable to be classified : not classifiable … unclassifiable writers like Rudyard Kipling …— George Stade … a collection of essays, magazine pieces and unclassifiable musings …— Kate Jennings

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Other Words from unclassifiable

unclassifiably \ ˌən-​ËŒkla-​sÉ™-​ˈfÄ«-​É™-​blÄ“ How to pronounce unclassifiably (audio) \ adverb
unclassifiableness noun

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On Sunday morning, March 23, Mussolini addressed a group of perhaps 120 men and several women: dispirited socialists, ex-soldiers, futurists, anarchists, and other unclassifiable revolutionaries. Joseph Loconte, National Review, "Mussolini and the End of Liberal Democracy," 25 June 2019 For the record, Louisville is meeting federal standards for particulates, even though EPA considers the area unclassifiable due to past monitoring issues. James Bruggers, The Courier-Journal, "Doctors give Louisville a sobering prognosis: 46 more people die a year due to bad air," 12 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of unclassifiable

1835, in the meaning defined above

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