unlickable
/ʌnˈlɪkəbl̩/
unlickable adjective: incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.
Adjective
unlickable (comparative more unlickable, superlative most unlickable)
- Incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.
- That cannot be defeated or overcome.
- We have tried to lick this problem although I think in a way it is unlickable through a variety of devices.1963, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty, Nation's Manpower Revolution, volumes 7-9, page 2585
Forms of unlickable
| comparative | more unlickable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unlickable |
Origin of unlickable
From un- + lickable. By surface analysis, un- + lick + -able.
Words that rhyme with unlickable
- tickable
- clickable
- inextricable
- kickable
- nickable
- applicable
- brickable
- despicable
- flickable
- lickable
- nonclickable
- nonpickable
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Questions about unlickable
- What does unlickable mean?
- Unlickable means incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.
- What part of speech is unlickable?
- Unlickable is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unlickable?
- Unlickable is pronounced /ʌnˈlɪkəbl̩/.
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