uncatchable

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adjective

Not catchable; that cannot be caught.

OriginEnglish catchable ← Middle English cacchen ← Anglo-Norman cachier →
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Meanings

adjectiveuncatchable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot catchable; that cannot be caught.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kaptós
  11. Proto-Italic*kaptos
  12. Latincaptus
  13. Vulgar Latin*captiāre
  14. Old Frenchchacier
  15. Anglo-Normancachier
  16. Middle Englishcacchen
  17. Englishcatch
  18. Englishcatchable
  19. Englishuncatchable

From un- + catchable.

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APA

uncatchable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatchable

MLA

“uncatchable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatchable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uncatchable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uncatchable.

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