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unpermissible

unpermissible adjective: not permissible.

Adjective

unpermissible (comparative more unpermissible, superlative most unpermissible)

  1. Not permissible.
    • For this was unpermissible, foolish, dangerous, and he meant to stop it in the bud.1910, Algernon Blackwood, The Wendigo
    • For not only did he find it piteous; but unseemly, unpermissible somehow, yet marvellously sweet, startling him out of all preconceived light diplomatic plans, plucking shrewdly at his complacently unawakened heart.1919, Lucas Malet, Deadham Hard

Forms of unpermissible

comparativemore unpermissible
superlativemost unpermissible

Origin of unpermissible

From un- + permissible.

Questions about unpermissible

What does unpermissible mean?
Unpermissible means not permissible.
What part of speech is unpermissible?
Unpermissible is an adjective.

Words near unpermissible in the dictionary

  1. unpermeablized
  2. unpermeated
  3. unpermed
  4. unpermethylated
  5. unpermineralized
  6. unpermissible
  7. unpermissive
  8. unpermissiveness
  9. unpermitted
  10. unpermutable
  11. unpermuted

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