untarnishableadj.
(un- prefix1 1b.)
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [adjective] > unable to be dirtied
unspottablea1711
unfoulable1862
untarnishable1887
1887 in A. Adburgham Shops & Shopping (1964) vii. 77 A thread of untarnishable gold or silver interwoven with the worsted.
1888 Microcosm (N.Y.) Dec. 1 The same..untarnishable metal [sc. aluminium] wrought into every variety of cooking utensils.
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adj.1887- overnoint
- overnoise
- overnoon
- overnotable
- overnote
- overnoting
- overnourish
- overnourished
- overnourishes
- overnourishing
- overnourishment
- overnumber
- overnumbered
- overnumerous
- overnurse
- overnutrition
- overnutritions
- overoaked
- overobedient
- overobese
- overobjectify
- overoblige
- overobsequious
- overobvious
- overocean