unmowable
Lawn mower's defeat
Unmowable describes terrain or vegetation that cannot be cut with a mower—too steep, too rocky, too overgrown, or otherwise resistant to the machine: The hillside was unmowable, so we let it go wild.
The word appears mostly in lawn care and landscaping contexts.
Covered with stones
marshy · waterlogged · muddy · hilly · rutted · cratered · ditched · eroded
Left behind completely
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- untendedNot looked after
unkempt · wild · feral · weedy · rank · reclaimed · naturalized · rewilded
Having great depth
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- thicketDense shrub cluster
- brambleThorny wild shrub
vegetation · bushes · shrubbery · tangled · matted · knotted · snarled · overgrown
Durable and strong
- wiryThin and muscular
- coarseRough in texture
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
regrowth · invasive · spreading · rhizomatous · deep-rooted · creeping · vigorous · hardy
rocky
Covered with stones
boggy · marshy · waterlogged · muddy · hilly · rutted · cratered · ditched · eroded · gullied
abandoned
Left behind completely
- overgrownExcessively covered in vegetation
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- forgottenNo longer recalled
untended · unkempt · wild · feral · weedy · rank · reclaimed · naturalized · rewilded · meadowlike
thick
Having great depth
- impenetrableImpossible to pass through
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- thicketDense shrub cluster
bramble · vegetation · bushes · shrubbery · tangled · matted · knotted · snarled · overgrown · weedy
tough
Durable and strong
persistent · regrowth · invasive · spreading · rhizomatous · deep-rooted · creeping · vigorous · hardy · tenacious
stumps
Cut tree bases
rubble · logs · stones · buried · obstacles · cluttered · strewn · scattered · construction · fencing