undeliverable

adjective

un·​de·​liv·​er·​able ˌən-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce undeliverable (audio)
-dē-
: not capable of being delivered : not deliverable
undeliverable mail/email
an undeliverable parcel
a message returned as undeliverable
undeliverability noun

Examples of undeliverable in a Sentence

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The parcels containing those items will have become undeliverable for a number of reasons, including that the address is inadequate or illegible, or that the person may have moved or there is no return address. Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week Uk, theweek, 16 Oct. 2024 Election officials remain concerned after meeting with Postmaster General Louis DeJoy about 'exceptionally long delivery times,' ballots held for billing issues or being returned as undeliverable. Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 The officials said in other instances, ballots sent to election offices are returned to the voter as undeliverable. Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 11 Sep. 2024 Palmer confirmed that the company was kaput and her emails to representatives bounced back as undeliverable. Alana Semuels, TIME, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for undeliverable 

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undeliverable was in 1843

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“Undeliverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeliverable. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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