unverifiable

adjective

un·​ver·​i·​fi·​able ˌən-ˌver-ə-ˈfī-ə-bəl How to pronounce unverifiable (audio)
: unable to be confirmed or verified
an unverifiable rumor
… he told me stories that were so wild and unverifiable I didn't know what to say.Ian Frazier
unverifiably adverb

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Other factors that affected homebuyers in the approval process were a low credit score (23%), unverifiable income (23%) and not enough money in reserves (12%), the report found. Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2024 The 2,500 forms marked as suspicious either had false names, duplicative handwriting or unverifiable or incorrect identifying information, officials said. Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024 The United States rejected the idea, arguing that a treaty in this area would be unverifiable because whether a line of code is a weapon or not can depend on the intent of the user. Joseph S. Nye Jr., Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021 Workers also have the right to dispute any incomplete, inaccurate, or unverifiable information. Alonzo Martinez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unverifiable 

Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unverifiable was in 1861

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“Unverifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unverifiable. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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