Meanings
adjectiveunbackable (comparative more unbackable, superlative most unbackable)
comparative more unbackable · superlative most unbackable
- gamblingThat cannot or should not be backed, or supported in a contest, especially because the odds are unreasonably low.
an unbackable racehorse
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishbackable
- Englishunbackable
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APA
unbackable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbackable
MLA
“unbackable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbackable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbackable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbackable.
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