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BNC: 23150 COCA: 17079

unsustainable

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unsustainable /ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbəl/ adjective
unsustainable
/ˌʌnsəˈsteɪnəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of UNSUSTAINABLE
: not able to last or continue for a long time : not sustainable不可持续的
BNC: 23150 COCA: 17079

unsustainable

adjective

un·​sus·​tain·​able ˌən-sə-ˈstā-nə-bəl How to pronounce unsustainable (audio)
: not capable of being prolonged or continued : not sustainable
unsustainable agricultural practices
unsustainable growth
unsustainability noun
unsustainably adverb
an unsustainably high rate of growth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web That was growth that even Netflix said at the time was unsustainable, though the company didn’t seem to have envisioned the reverse possibility. Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 He's needed elsewhere — a colleague's appetites have become unsustainable. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 25 July 2022 Anything over, experts say, can become unsustainable. Amber Randall, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Dec. 2021 That expectation, analysts say, was unsustainable, and the streaming giants have recognized that. The Week Staff, The Week, 20 Aug. 2022 The sheer pace of their output was astonishing, and, inevitably, unsustainable. Elizabeth Nelson, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022 Their workload fell on the remaining Hongs, which proved unsustainable — especially for Mamma-Soon, who was then in her mid-80s. Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2022 For the past week, Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky has insisted there were no problems with his crypto lending platform, even as many users complained about being unable to withdraw funds and others called the business unsustainable. Marco Quiroz-gutierrez, Fortune, 13 June 2022 For buyers and sellers 'Absolutely unsustainable': Jump in Louisville home values may be sign of things to come — In 2021, reassessed property values in Louisville rose on average at a rate between 10% and 14%. Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 5 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1677, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsustainable was circa 1677
BNC: 23150 COCA: 17079

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