unmissable 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 miss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English missable English unmissable From un- + missable.
Meanings
- Not to be missed; thoroughly worth seeing or experiencing.
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Impossible to miss.
In Kenwyne Jones and John Carew, the big Norway international on loan from Aston Villa, Pennant enjoyed the benefit of a pair of almost unmissable targets, and the former Liverpool man's cultured delivery from the right flank frequently made life uncomfortable for Ben Foster in the Birmingham goal.
2011 February 12, Les Roopanarine, “Birmingham 1 - 0 Stoke”, in BBC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unmissable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unmissable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (8)
es imperdible (that cannot be missed) · ru беспроигрышный (that cannot be missed) · de unverlierbar (that cannot be missed) · fr incontournable (that cannot be missed) · pt imperdível (that cannot be missed) · de unverpassbar (that cannot be missed) · ca imperdible (that cannot be missed) · fr imperdable (that cannot be missed)