unplayable

adjective

un·play·able ˌən-ˈplā-ə-bəl

: not capable of being played or suitable to be played : not playable

a golf course rendered unplayable by heavy rains

dealt an unplayable card

music so complex as to be almost unplayable

Service is my strong point at tennis. I am inaccurate, but vigorous, and occasionally send in a quite unplayable shot.—

P. G. Wodehouse

found the ball in an unplayable lie [=a position that does not allow a shot to be made]

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Fixed issues that were causing the following combinations to be unplayable in Lineups: Warren Sapp and Booger Mcfarland Brian Bosworth and Payton WIlson Tavon Austin and Kamdyn Benjamin Players can now have both a Travis Hunter WR and Travis Hunter CB in your lineup at once. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024 During the Cyberpunk 2077 benchmark, one of the more graphically taxing games, the ProArt P16 hit an unplayable 10 frames per second (fps) at 2400p. —

PCMAG, 13 Oct. 2024 Songs by Adele, Bob Dylan, Green Day, R.E.M., Burna Boy, Rush and many others are currently unplayable on YouTube in the U.S. due to a legal dispute between the platform and the performing rights organization SESAC. —

Jem Aswad, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024 Until YouTube and performing rights organization SESAC reach an agreement on renewal terms of their expiring contract, consumers might find many of their favorite songs unplayable on the video streaming service. —

Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for unplayable