unpleasableadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈpliːzəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈplizəb(ə)l/ Not capable of being pleased or satisfied. Cf. pleasable adj. 1.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > [adjective] > not able to be pleased
unpleasable1561
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > uneasy or restless desire > [adjective] > unsatisfied > insatiable
unfillinga1300
unfillablea1340
unsatiable1382
insatiablea1420
insaturablec1425
unstanchable1426
insatiate1509
unsatiate1528
unsaturable1535
unquenchable1538
unsatisfiable1539
quenchless1557
unpleasable1561
inexpleble1569
slakeless1596
abarstic1623
sateless1628
unexpliable1658
voracious1712
omnivorous1791
unslakable1820
appeaseless1837
unsatable1850
'satiable1900
1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. xx. f. 170 Let parentes shew themselues so hard and vnpleasable to their children,..that [etc.].
1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) i. viii. 31 To pleasure the unpleasable appetites, and lusts of the flesh.
1673 R. Baxter Christian Directory i. 227 You dwell among a world of ulcerated, selfish, contradictory, mutable, unpleasable minds, and yet you cannot endure their displeasure.
1786 J. Burgoyne Heiress ii. ii. 35 What a change have I made to please my unpleaseable daughter?
1884 S. Austral. Reg. (Adelaide) 16 July 7/4 [We] are robbed of our undoubted right and privileges in the attempt to please an unpleasable minority.
1951 A. L. Rowse Eng. Past 24 The two sons were growing up not much to the liking of their virtuous, unpleasable mother.
2013 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 16 Dec. 7 A seemingly unpleasable food critic whose heart is finally melted by a perfectly prepared portion of the French dish.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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