unadoptable
English
Etymology
un- + adoptable
Adjective
unadoptable (comparative more unadoptable, superlative most unadoptable)
- That cannot be adopted; unsuitable for adoption.
- 1973, Colette Taube Dywasuk, Adoption — Is It for You?
- Even children with minor or correctable handicaps such as harelip, cleft palate, crossed eyes, or clubfoot were classed as "unadoptable".
- 1998, Elizabeth Hess, Lost and Found
- At Columbia-Greene, staffers go for the most unadoptable animals to save them from euthanasia. The youngest, healthiest, cutest pets are waiting for you.
- 1973, Colette Taube Dywasuk, Adoption — Is It for You?