unmarketable

English

Etymology

un- + marketable

Adjective

unmarketable (comparative more unmarketable, superlative most unmarketable)

  1. Not marketable
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Publishing”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 14:
      "Good Lord! oh, Lord! Why, my dear sir, what duty do you owe to the public? The only duty you owe is to me, your publisher! It is your duty to write what will sell, and I tell you reasons are unmarketable commodities."

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