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unhirable

adj

Etymology

From un- + hirable.

  1. derived from *kewHs-✻
  2. inherited from *hūzijaną✻
  3. inherited from *hūʀiju✻ — “payment”
  4. inherited from hȳr — “employment for wages; pay for service; interest on money lent”
  5. inherited from hire
  6. suffixed as hirable — “hire + able”
  7. prefixed as unhirable — “un + hirable”

Definitions

  1. That cannot be hired

    That cannot be hired; unsuitable for hiring.

    • After the candidate swore and picked his nose throughout the interview, we considered him unhirable.

  2. One who cannot be hired

    One who cannot be hired; an unsuitable employee.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA