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pass-remarkable

pass-remarkable adjective: of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.

Adjective

pass-remarkable (comparative more pass-remarkable, superlative most pass-remarkable)

  1. (English, Irish, Scotland, derogatory) Of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.
    • Those are gallant shoes, sir, if you'll excuse me being so pass-remarkable. Hand-made jobs.1980, Benedict Kiely, The state of Ireland

Forms of pass-remarkable

comparativemore pass-remarkable
superlativemost pass-remarkable

Origin of pass-remarkable

From the phrase pass remark on, i.e. make a comment about, + -able.

Questions about pass-remarkable

What does pass-remarkable mean?
Pass-remarkable means of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.
What part of speech is pass-remarkable?
Pass-remarkable is an adjective.

Words near pass-remarkable in the dictionary

  1. pass-fail
  2. pass-out
  3. pass-outs
  4. pass-parole
  5. pass-paroles
  6. pass-remarkable
  7. pass-through
  8. pass-throughs
  9. pass-time
  10. pass-times
  11. pass-word

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