Meanings
adjectiveunpromotable (comparative more unpromotable, superlative most unpromotable)
comparative more unpromotable · superlative most unpromotable
- Not promotable.
To retain qualified workers, it may be necessary to transfer unpromotable employees.
1997, Donald L. Caruth, Gail D. Handlogten, Staffing the Contemporary Organization, page 282
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
- Proto-Italic*moweō
- Latinmoveō
- Latinprōmoveō
- Latinprōmōtus
- Englishpromote
- Englishpromotable
- Englishunpromotable
From un- + promotable.
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APA
unpromotable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromotable
MLA
“unpromotable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromotable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unpromotable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unpromotable.
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