Meanings
adjectiveunadaptable (comparative more unadaptable, superlative most unadaptable)
comparative more unadaptable · superlative most unadaptable
- Not adaptable.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Middle English*adapten
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptable
- Englishunadaptable
From un- + adaptable.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German unanpassbar
- unanpassbarnot adaptable
Cite this entry
APA
unadaptable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptable
MLA
“unadaptable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unadaptable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unadaptable.
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