unlivable
adjective
un·liv·able
ˌən-ˈli-və-bəl 
: unable to be lived or unfit to live in, on, or with : not livable
unlivable tenements
… he devoted himself to making life unlivable for them.—
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Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta founded the United Farm Workers and brought new life to the American labor movement, drawing national attention to the brutal working conditions and unlivable wages that agricultural workers experienced.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
And in Miami, that is an unlivable wage for many folks in a town like Miami.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Some areas remain unlivable today.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The development changed hands a couple of times during the 1920s, and during the late 1920s and the 1930s, the building deteriorated to the point of being unlivable as white flight and disinvestment hit the area, Preservation Chicago said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
And in Miami, that is an unlivable wage for many folks in a town like Miami.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
Some areas remain unlivable today.
—ABC News, 10 Mar. 2026
The development changed hands a couple of times during the 1920s, and during the late 1920s and the 1930s, the building deteriorated to the point of being unlivable as white flight and disinvestment hit the area, Preservation Chicago said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Unlivable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unlivable. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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