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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

modif.

useless, worthless, unable to work, untrained, unqualified; see also disabled.

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!