undeliverable

adjective

un·​de·​liv·​er·​able ˌən-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl How to pronounce undeliverable (audio)
-dē-
: not capable of being delivered : not deliverable
undeliverable mail/email
an undeliverable parcel
a message returned as undeliverable
undeliverability noun

Examples of undeliverable in a Sentence

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An email sent to an address included on the release bounced back as undeliverable. Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025 The Delaware Agriculture Department got a call from a Delaware USPS distribution center on May 2 about the undeliverable shipment of chicks, state officials said in a news release. Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 21 May 2025 Almost immediately, the message bubble turned green, undeliverable. Christopher Hale, Time, 9 May 2025 There is a balance that can be struck between fiscal responsibility and federal tax reform, but the budget resolution passed by the House on Thursday is only based on a promise to cut significant spending which may be undeliverable. Lynn Mucenski Keck, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undeliverable

Word History

First Known Use

1843, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undeliverable was in 1843

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“Undeliverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeliverable. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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