unviable

adjective

un·​vi·​a·​ble ˌən-ˈvī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unviable (audio)
: incapable of growth or development : not viable
unviable seeds
an unviable business/investment

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This could make the project as a whole unviable, resulting in it simply never deploying. Eric Siegel, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025 The 7pm slot is unusual but is a league contingency when other kick-off times are unavailable or unviable. Eduardo Tansley, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024 Some want to see basic protections for contraception and in-vitro fertilization treatments codified into law, or more authority given to physicians to care for women with unviable pregnancies. David Farré, The Tennessean, 26 Dec. 2024 Cox became an activist after she was forced to leave the state in December 2023 to terminate her unviable pregnancy. Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unviable 

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unviable was in 1931

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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unviable. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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