Meaning

That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role)..

Definitions by Sense

1. That cannot be cast (filled with, or allocated, a theatrical role).
2. (computing, programming) That cannot be cast (converted to other data types).
3. (medicine) That cannot be set in a cast.
4. That cannot be used for, or produced through, casting (manufacturing with a mould).

Example Sentences

Colleen Dewhurst, though in many ways wrong for the virtually uncastable Josie, is as lucid and luminous […]

[…] that he would, like many actors, become so stereotyped in the public mind as to be uncastable in other roles […]

They're strongly typed, uncastable pointers […]

...internal fixation in children with open, unstable, or otherwise uncastable forearm fractures […]

Casting must be done within a day or two of moulding or the moulds will begin to wind-dry and become uncastable […]

This allows the casting of otherwise uncastable materials, with acceptable rejection rates, and can increase ductility by as much as a factor of six.

Word Forms

• more uncastable
• most uncastable

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When Should You Use Uncastable?

Use uncastable when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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