Definitions
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- adjective That cannot be
adopted ;unsuitable for adoption.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective difficult to place in an adoptive home
Etymologies
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Examples
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"challenged and so-called unadoptable" animals to schools to teach reverance for life...
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Instead, they changed their minds within a year, passed him on to another white family and he ended up shipped back to New York, labeled "unadoptable" and placed ultimately in a modern day orphanage in a prosperous community.
CNN Transcript - Saturday Morning News: Does Foster Care Fail Children? - March 24, 2001 2001
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It's not a traditional reality TV show per say, but it does give viewers an inside look at the rehabilitation of "unadoptable" dogs who live at
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Later, when the crew filmed the makeover of the home of Billy Jack and Anne Barrett, who were raising children considered "unadoptable," they invited him to the job site in Peyton, east of Colorado Springs.
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It's not a traditional reality TV show per say, but it does give viewers an inside look at the rehabilitation of "unadoptable" dogs who live at
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It's not a traditional reality TV show per say, but it does give viewers an inside look at the rehabilitation of "unadoptable" dogs who live at
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Later, when the crew filmed the makeover of the home of Billy Jack and Anne Barrett, who were raising children considered "unadoptable," they invited him to the job site in Peyton, east of Colorado Springs.
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I have an animal rescue and the dogs I get are considered "unadoptable" because of behavior or health issues.
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Later, when the crew filmed the makeover of the home of Billy Jack and Anne Barrett, who were raising children considered "unadoptable," they invited him to the job site in Peyton, east of Colorado Springs.
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I'm really pushing for shelter/rescue adoption this year, and we all know the so-called "unadoptable" cats almost always make the best companions once they've found a loving forever home.
About.com Cats 2010
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