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indelectable

indelectable adjective: not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.

Adjective

indelectable (comparative more indelectable, superlative most indelectable)

  1. (archaic) Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
    • Then, stiffened and starched [ let me add ] into dry and indelectable affectation1748, [Samuel Richardson], Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

Forms of indelectable

comparativemore indelectable
superlativemost indelectable

Origin of indelectable

From in- + delectable.

Questions about indelectable

What does indelectable mean?
Indelectable means not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable.
What part of speech is indelectable?
Indelectable is an adjective.

Words near indelectable in the dictionary

  1. indehiscence
  2. indehiscent
  3. indel
  4. indelable
  5. indeleble
  6. indelectable
  7. indelegability
  8. indelegable
  9. indeliberate
  10. indeliberated
  11. indeliberately

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