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unplain

unplain adjective: not plain.

Adjective

unplain (comparative more unplain, superlative most unplain)

  1. (uncommon) Not plain.
    • He has published the 'plain text' and then shown it to be an unplain text.2013, Hilary M. Larkin, The Making of Englishmen: Debates on National Identity 1550-1650, page 147

Forms of unplain

comparativemore unplain
superlativemost unplain

Origin of unplain

From un- + plain.

Words formed from unplain

Questions about unplain

What does unplain mean?
Unplain means not plain.
What part of speech is unplain?
Unplain is an adjective.

Words near unplain in the dictionary

  1. unplacid
  2. unplacing
  3. unplagiarized
  4. unplagued
  5. unplaided
  6. unplain
  7. unplained
  8. unplaining
  9. unplainly
  10. unplainness
  11. unplaintive

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