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UNLIVABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unlivable mean?
• UNLIVABLE (adjective)
The adjective UNLIVABLE has 1 sense:
1. unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
Familiarity information: UNLIVABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Unfit or unsuitable to live in or with
Synonyms:
unlivable; unliveable
Context example:
unlivable substandard housing
Similar:
uninhabitable (not fit for habitation)
Antonym:
livable (fit or suitable to live in or with)
Context examples
Wolf Larsen treasured against them the attempt on his life and the drubbing he had received in the forecastle; and morning, noon, and night, and all night as well, he devoted himself to making life unlivable for them.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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