uncultivatable
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˌkʌltɪˈveɪtəbl/
- The steep, rocky hillside was completely uncultivatable by traditional farming methods.
Examples
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Much of the desert is considered uncultivatable due to its dryness and poor soil.
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This land is uncultivatable due to its rocky terrain.
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Government programs focus on reforesting uncultivatable land for environmental restoration.
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Many farmers avoid uncultivatable areas for planting crops.
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The gardener decided to abandon the uncultivatable plot in favor of more fertile land.
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Due to its extreme slope, the valley was deemed uncultivatable and left untouched by farmers.
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After years of attempts, they confirmed that the rocky terrain was indeed uncultivatable for agriculture.
Synonyms
Not producing good results or crops
Land that cannot grow crops
Land that cannot be used to grow crops because the soil is poor
Land that does not grow crops or plants
Antonyms
How Cultivable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncultivatable = cultivatable (transparent) = un + cultivate + able
The prefix 'un-' clearly negates the meaning of 'cultivatable', making the meaning transparent.
Etymology
Uncultivatable breaks into un- 'not' and cultivate 'to prepare land and grow crops', the same root as culture, so a helpful image is land you cannot make ready for a farm; that's why it means land that is not suitable for farming.