undeliverable

adjective

un·​de·​liv·​er·​able ˌən-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce undeliverable (audio)
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: 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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Led by officer Charity Adams (Kerry Washington), while in Europe, the faction was tasked with sorting and delivering over 17 million pieces of backlog mail that was mostly damaged or undeliverable due to insufficient storage holdings. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2025 Led by commanding officer Charity Adams, the Six Triple Eight were deployed to Europe to tackle an insurmountable task: sorting and delivering over 17 million pieces of backlog mail that had accumulated over 10-plus months, most of which were damaged or undeliverable due to poor storage conditions. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024 Emails to the company were returned as undeliverable. Melonee Hurt, The Tennessean, 26 Nov. 2024 An email sent to the sole address that could be found on Eken's website was returned undeliverable. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 29 Feb. 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 23 Jan. 2025.

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