unpinnable

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adjective

That cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.

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Meanings

adjectiveunpinnable (comparative more unpinnable, superlative most unpinnable)

comparative more unpinnable · superlative most unpinnable

  1. That cannot be pinned down; ephemeral, mercurial.

    It’s an unpinnable meld of neo-R&B, synthpop and funk-soul that’s so sultry, its radical experimentalism goes down deceptively easy.

    2015 July 30, “Pop & Rock Listings for July 31-Aug. 6”, in New York Times

Origin

From un- + pin + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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