unmouthableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈmaʊðəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈmaʊðəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mouth v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mouth v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly later mouthable adj.

Incapable of being pronounced or spoken well.

ΚΠ

1823 Liverpool Mercury 1 Aug. 35/1 Canning selects words, on account of..the music of their sound: with Brougham, the longer, the more crooked, and the more unmouthable, the better.

1842 E. Miall in Nonconformist 2 809 A barbarous and unmouthable jargon.

1944 Stud. Philol. 41 394 To attempt both elisions makes the line almost unmouthable.

1993 P. Schelde Androids, Humanoids, & Other Sci. Fiction Monsters 257 The acting is amateurish and the dialog unmouthable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unmouthable
释义	unmouthableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmaʊðəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈmaʊðəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, mouth v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + mouth v. + -able suffix. Compare slightly later mouthable adj. Incapable of being pronounced or spoken well. ΚΠ 1823 Liverpool Mercury 1 Aug. 35/1 Canning selects words, on account of..the music of their sound: with Brougham, the longer, the more crooked, and the more unmouthable, the better. 1842 E. Miall in Nonconformist 2 809 A barbarous and unmouthable jargon. 1944 Stud. Philol. 41 394 To attempt both elisions makes the line almost unmouthable. 1993 P. Schelde Androids, Humanoids, & Other Sci. Fiction Monsters 257 The acting is amateurish and the dialog unmouthable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1823
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