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indelectable
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English
Etymology
From in- + delectable.
Adjective
indelectable (comparative more indelectable, superlative most indelectable)
- (archaic) Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- Then, stiffened and starched [ let me add ] into dry and indelectable affectation
References
- “indelectable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
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