unbeatable

English

Etymology

un- + beat + -able. beatable is a back-formation.

Adjective

unbeatable (not comparable)

  1. That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome
    • 1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 1, in Bulldog Drummond:
      Deep-set and steady, with eyelashes that many a woman had envied, they showed the man for what he was—a sportsman and a gentleman. And the combination of the two is an unbeatable production.

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Noun

unbeatable (plural unbeatables)

  1. Someone or something that can't be beaten
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