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indesirable

indesirable is the archaic form of undesirable.

Meaning of undesirable

Adjective

undesirable (comparative more undesirable, superlative most undesirable)

  1. Not desirable, objectionable or not likely to please.
    • There would be no need for any of the animals to come in contact with human beings, which would clearly be most undesirable.1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC

See all 2 meanings of undesirable

Forms of indesirable

comparativemore indesirable
superlativemost indesirable

Origin of indesirable

From in- + desirable.

Questions about indesirable

What is indesirable the archaic form of?
Indesirable is the archaic form of undesirable.

Words near indesirable in the dictionary

  1. indesert
  2. indeserts
  3. indesignate
  4. indesinent
  5. indesinently
  6. indesirable
  7. indestructable
  8. indestructibility
  9. indestructible
  10. indestructibleness
  11. indestructibly

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