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unabsorbent

unabsorbent adjective: not absorbent.

Adjective

unabsorbent (comparative more unabsorbent, superlative most unabsorbent)

  1. Not absorbent.
    • Fabrics made of unabsorbent fibers feel clammy in cold weather and sticky in hot weather.1990, Sharon Alderman, A Handweaver's Notebook, →ISBN, page 10

Forms of unabsorbent

comparativemore unabsorbent
superlativemost unabsorbent

Origin of unabsorbent

From un- + absorbent.

Questions about unabsorbent

What does unabsorbent mean?
Unabsorbent means not absorbent.
What part of speech is unabsorbent?
Unabsorbent is an adjective.

Words near unabsorbent in the dictionary

  1. unabsolving
  2. unabsorbability
  3. unabsorbable
  4. unabsorbant
  5. unabsorbed
  6. unabsorbent
  7. unabsorbing
  8. unabstemious
  9. unabstract
  10. unabstracted
  11. unabsurd

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