Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • That cannot be prevented.

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  • adjective Not preventable.

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  • adjective not preventable

Etymologies

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un- +‎ preventable

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Examples

  • Pathologist Sebastian Lucas described her death as "unpreventable".

    Home | Mail Online 2009

  • I didn't actually see anyone on this thread say "unpreventable".

    Blazersedge: FanPosts truls 2009

  • Pathologist Sebastian Lucas said the condition that killed her in Oxford last October - amniotic fluid embolism - was "unpreventable".

    Mirror.co.uk - News 2009

  • He told Oxford Coroner's Court that the condition could be survived, but was "unpreventable".

    Eye on Britain 2009

  • It was for the best, anyway; during these hours the Command Center was all a buzz with promotion-hungry officers and gung-ho Sergeant Majors, all of whom were hellbent on somehow preventing the unpreventable.

    Daniel Dowd: Mortar Hour Daniel Dowd 2011

  • It was for the best, anyway; during these hours the Command Center was all a buzz with promotion-hungry officers and gung-ho Sergeant Majors, all of whom were hellbent on somehow preventing the unpreventable.

    Daniel Dowd: Mortar Hour Daniel Dowd 2011

  • The more we spend on treating preventable illnesses, the less there is for the unpreventable conditions that confront many of our citizens with severe challenges throughout their lives.

    Your lifestyle choices shouldn’t affect my budget « Digital immigrant 2009

  • Many people believe disasters are unrelated, unpredictable and unpreventable.

    Sheldon C. Good: What's With All The Natural Disasters? A Christian Call To Stewardship. Sheldon C. Good 2011

  • Massey Energy Co.'s yearlong investigation into the mine explosion that killed 29 of its workers concluded the blast was fueled by an unpreventable surge of natural gas and not coal dust, contradicting the findings of federal regulators and an independent investigation.

    Massey Weighs In on Blast Kris Maher 2011

  • Massey Energy's probe said an unpreventable surge of natural gas fueled last year's deadly mine blast.

    What's News: World-Wide 2011

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