unobtainably

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adverb

Such that it cannot be obtained.

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Meanings

adverb
  1. Such that it cannot be obtained.

    They just seem more Romantic, more alluring, stronger and of course more unobtainably desirable when they stay alone.

    1998, Diane Wakoski, Argonaut Rose
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    Second, the efficiency of an absorption machine increases with decreased generator pressure, but this is limited in practical work because a low generator pressure calls for cooling water of unobtainably low temperature.

    1921, Charles L. Hubbard, “Refrigeration”, in American Architect and Architecture, volume 119, page 587

Origin

From unobtainable + -ly.

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APA

unobtainably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unobtainably

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Chicago

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