Definitions

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  • adjective Impossible to burst; not burstable.

Etymologies

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un- +‎ burstable

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Examples

  • In the absence of these events, I think we'll be left with a looming and unburstable pinata, excitedly muttering for all eternity that something is "happening," when the only thing happening is the quiet and efficient and heartbreaking dismantling of everything in our country that we used to love.

    Meg Wolitzer: What Has to Happen 2008

  • It pulls from well under 2,000rpm, has a light, unburstable feel at the top end, is powerful and has a charismatic hard-edged note like performance Fords of yore.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • It pulls from well under 2,000rpm, has a light, unburstable feel at the top end, is powerful and has a charismatic hard-edged note like performance Fords of yore.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

  • The power-down is ferocious and the grip at the front end feels unburstable.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • Your ears are an obvious contender, because the GTO attacks its rev limiter as though it would like nothing better than to smash it into oblivion for restraining its unburstable V12 masterpiece.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

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