Definitions
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- adjective Impossible to
hook orcatch hold of. - adjective Capable of being taken down from
hooks .
Etymologies
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un- + hookable
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unhook + -able
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Examples
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The first period was atrocious futbol; both teams were clumsy, Korea was horrible, always their kicks on goal, what few they had, were wildly too high, unhookable it seemed, passes to nobody; just lousy soccer a bastardized form of "association" football as invented by the Brits.
Whatever Happened to "Classical" Music? The Daily Growler 2006
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