unleashable

English

Etymology

From unleash +‎ -able or un- +‎ leashable.

Adjective

unleashable (comparative more unleashable, superlative most unleashable)

  1. Unable to be leashed, or restrained
    • 1988 January 15, Bill Wyman, “The four phases of Pink Floyd”, in Chicago Reader‎[1]:
      […] Waters was falling into the psychological traps he'd been limning so effectively in the establishment figures he railed against: he was arrogant and unleashable […]
  2. Able to be unleashed
    • 2001, Darin Barney, Prometheus Wired‎[2], →ISBN, page 9:
      And when the efficiency or supply of coal, gas, and water came into doubt, the realm below was once again scoured for unleashable energy.
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