unemployable
unemployable
Definition
un·em·ploy·able (un′em plo̵i′ə bəl)
adjective
not employable; specif., that cannot be employed because of severe physical or mental handicaps, outmoded skills, etc.
noun
an unemployable person
- unembarrassed
- unembellished
- unemotional
- unemphatic
unemployable
Synonyms
unemployable
Usage Examples
Modifying Another Word
- virtually: I had many hospital visits and found myself virtually unemployable.
- permanently: The brewery chief, loathed by Cameron, who sold up at the expense of his workers, finds himself permanently unemployable.
- probably: Decided on my 25th birthday that I was a unique breed and probably unemployable.
Used with adjective complement
- become: People are finding that they are forced to take early retirement and become unemployable at 50 or younger.
- consider: The females considered unemployable seem disproportionately high - perhaps they were mostly aged and infirm.
Modifies a noun
- dosser: And yes a high percentage of the BBC are unemployable dossers, I am sure you will agree!
Browse dictionary entries near unemployable
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- unembellished
- uneducated
- unedited
- uneconomical
- uneasy
- uneasiness
- unease
- unearthly
- unearth
