unplayable

adjective

un·play·able ˌən-ˈplā-ə-bəl

: not capable of being played or suitable to be played : not playable

a golf course rendered unplayable by heavy rains

dealt an unplayable card

music so complex as to be almost unplayable

Service is my strong point at tennis. I am inaccurate, but vigorous, and occasionally send in a quite unplayable shot.—

P. G. Wodehouse

found the ball in an unplayable lie [=a position that does not allow a shot to be made]

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What Ipswich are getting is an enthusiastic and hardworking attacking player who on his day is unplayable. —

Ali Rampling, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 The narrative is that Trials is awful, unplayable, etc. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 On that day, Neymar was unplayable, a one-man force on the ball who displayed the incredible skills and elite determination that have marked his playing days. —

Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 Cole Palmer, so often unplayable, was made uncomfortable. —

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