undeliverable
adjective
un·de·liv·er·able
ˌən-di-ˈli-v(ə-)rə-bəl 
-dē-
: not capable of being delivered : not deliverable
undeliverable mail/email
an undeliverable parcel
a message returned as undeliverable
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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.
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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
Another 100,000 registrations that are scheduled for cancellation have been made inactive because ERIC found that mail regarding elections to those voters was returned as undeliverable.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
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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
Another 100,000 registrations that are scheduled for cancellation have been made inactive because ERIC found that mail regarding elections to those voters was returned as undeliverable.
—Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Undeliverable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeliverable. Accessed 27 Jun. 2025.
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