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unfattable

unfattable adjective: that cannot be fattened; unfattenable.

Adjective

unfattable (comparative more unfattable, superlative most unfattable)

  1. (archaic) That cannot be fattened; unfattenable.
    • Hogs are also advantageous, when they can be brought through the winter without the ravages of any annual distemper; but where they are in a broken, unequal, and consequently unfattable state, dinmonting them becomes necessary […]1803, The Farmer's Magazine, volume 4, page 399

Forms of unfattable

comparativemore unfattable
superlativemost unfattable

Origin of unfattable

From un- + fat + -able.

Questions about unfattable

What does unfattable mean?
Unfattable means that cannot be fattened; unfattenable.
What part of speech is unfattable?
Unfattable is an adjective.

Words near unfattable in the dictionary

  1. unfatigue
  2. unfatigueable
  3. unfatigued
  4. unfatigues
  5. unfatiguing
  6. unfattable
  7. unfatted
  8. unfattenable
  9. unfattened
  10. unfattening
  11. unfatty

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