Meanings
adjectivenonsustainable (not comparable)
- not comparableNot sustainable.
The surge was a nonsustainable military incursion of Shiite Baghdad, which had the effect of curbing street-level violence.
2007 December 13, “Will 2008 Be a Postwar Election?”, in New York Times
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nonsustainable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsustainable
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“nonsustainable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsustainable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonsustainable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonsustainable.
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