Unavailable
[ʌnə'veɪləb(ə)l] or ['ʌnə'veləbl]
Definition
(adj.) not available or accessible or at hand; 'fresh milk was unavailable during the emergency'; 'his secretary said he was unavailable for comment' .
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Examples
- Not that it makes it wholly unavailable but that its applicability is restricted to routine activities carried on under the supervision of others. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Formerly, type was arranged and retained in position until the required number of impressions had been made, the type meanwhile being unavailable for other uses. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- Privilege nominal and unavailable! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
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