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dislikable

dislikable adjective: not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.

Adjective

dislikable (comparative more dislikable, superlative most dislikable)

  1. Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
    • The dominating figure in the play is Bessie Berger (Joan Lorring), an abrasively dislikable Momma Portnoy.1970, "Life at the Boiling Point" (review of Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets), Time, 8 Jun.

Forms of dislikable

comparativemore dislikable
superlativemost dislikable
alternative formdislikeable

Origin of dislikable

From dislike + -able.

Words formed from dislikable

Questions about dislikable

What does dislikable mean?
Dislikable means not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
What part of speech is dislikable?
Dislikable is an adjective.

Words near dislikable in the dictionary

  1. dislexifies
  2. dislexify
  3. dislexifying
  4. Disley
  5. dislik't
  6. dislikable
  7. dislikably
  8. dislike
  9. dislikeable
  10. disliked
  11. dislikedst

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