undeletable

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adjective

That cannot be deleted; indelible.

OriginEnglish deletable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

undeletable1

adjectiveundeletable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingThat cannot be deleted; indelible.

undeletable2

adjectiveundeletable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingThat can be undeleted.

Origin

undeletable · adjective

  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. Englishdelete
  9. Englishdeletable
  10. Englishundeletable

From un- + deletable.

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undeletable · adjective

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Germanic*anda-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*anda-
  5. Old Englishand-
  6. Old Englishon-
  7. Middle Englishon-
  8. Englishun-
  9. Englishdelete
  10. Englishundelete
  11. Englishundeletable

From undelete + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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