undroppable

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ droppable.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒpəbəl

Adjective

undroppable (not comparable)

  1. (sports) Unable to be dropped (from a team selection)
    • 2015 August 24, Guardian sport, “Premier League: 10 talking points from this weekend’s action”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      He will react in the way he generally does, training feverishly over the weeks ahead and attempting to make himself undroppable for the game on Merseyside.

Noun

undroppable (plural undroppables)

  1. (sports) A player who is unable to be dropped (from a team selection)
    • 2020 December 7, Elliott Jackson, “Gary Neville names Bruno Fernandes concern at Manchester United”, in Manchester Evening News‎[2]:
      United have two midfield undroppables vs RB Leipzig
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