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unhittable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hittable English unhittable From un- + hittable.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Impossible to hit
    • Carmona flashed an unhittable pitch as he struck out Ramirez with a 96-mile-an-hour fastball that dived under Ramirez’s hands. 2007 October 21, Jack Curry, “Unlikely Star Helps Red Sox Force Deciding Game”, in New York Times: