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 e-mail to Higher Ground Education for comment was returned as undeliverable. Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025 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 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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