undroppable

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English

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Etymology

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From un- +‎ droppable.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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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

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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