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unˈpaintable, a.
(un-1 7 b.)
1849Kingsley Misc. (1859) II. 255 Farewell to unpaintable Lynmouth. 1893Guardian 16 Aug. 1291 When he began to try to paint the unpaintable.
Hence unpaintaˈbility, -ableness.
1884Athenæum 16 Aug. 218/1 The artists who complain of the ‘unpaintableness’ of current attire. 1888Pall Mall G. 4 Oct. 5/2 The unpaintability of Mr. Gladstone. |