unmanageable
/ənmˈænɪdʒəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not manageable; not readily submitting to handling or management; not easily restrained, governed, or directed.
Example Sentences
- "Meanwhile, the everyday landscape becomes more nightmarish and unmanageable each year."
- "It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today […]."
- "It says the station's four ticket office windows were closed, with passengers directed to the five ticket machines, which "resulted in chaos". The TSSA reported: "Within four minutes the queues were unmanageable, and the ticket office was forced to reopen for customers, who were said to be unimpressed.""
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English manageable English unmanageable From un- + manageable.