pass-remarkableadj.
/ˌpɑːsrᵻˈmɑːkəbl/, /ˌpasrᵻˈmɑːkəbl/, U.S. /ˌpæsrəˈmɑrkəb(ə)l/, Irish English /ˌpæsrəˈmɑːrkəb(ə)l/, Scottish English /ˌpasrəˈmarkəb(ə)l/ colloquial (Irish English and Scottish).
1. Making or inclined to make (esp. disparaging) remarks or comments; excessively or offensively critical.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > [adjective] > excessively
supercritical1610
hypercritical1611
hypercritic1820
pass-remarkable1926
1926 S. O'Casey Plough & Stars ii. 68 Now, if you've anything to say, say it to Fluther; an', let me tell you, you're not goin' to be pass-remarkable to any lady in my company.
1985 L. Lochhead tr. Molière Tartuffe 5 She's very passremarkable 'boot ither folk!
2004 Sunday Tribune (Ireland) (Nexis) 5 Dec. 8 They offer opinions and commentary which ranges from cutting to downright passremarkable.
2013 P. Scanlan With all my Love xxiii. 212 ‘You're getting stout... Your belt just about fits you,’ she pronounced matter-of-factly. Mrs M was nothing if not pass remarkable.
2. Deserving of comment or attention; noteworthy.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > of mentioning
speakworthy1562
mentionable1640
pass-remarkable1974
the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being noteworthy or remarkable > [adjective]
specialc1325
notablec1390
oddc1400
notary1421
insignec1465
rial1487
noteworthy1552
signal1591
signal1591
remarkable1593
of note1596
memorated1631
distinguishable1720
nameable1780
markworthy1799
mad1941
pipperoo1945
ring-a-ding1960
pass-remarkable1974
1974 J. Johnston How Many Miles to Babylon? 56 ‘He's tight, I tell ya.’ ‘What's so passremarkable in being tight?’
2014 Belfast Tel. (Nexis) 29 Jan. 29 There would be nothing passremarkable about a political party, or business lobby, trying to drum up support for a measure it considered in its interests.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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