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unscratchable

unscratchable adjective: not scratchable; impossible to scratch.

Adjective

unscratchable (not comparable)

  1. Not scratchable; impossible to scratch.
    • An amputee has a bizarre itch in his missing hand: unscratchable, it torments him.2007 May 29, Abigail Zuger, M.D., “The Brain: Malleable, Capable, Vulnerable”, in New York Times

Origin of unscratchable

From un- + scratchable.

Words formed from unscratchable

Questions about unscratchable

What does unscratchable mean?
Unscratchable means not scratchable; impossible to scratch.
What part of speech is unscratchable?
Unscratchable is an adjective.

Words near unscratchable in the dictionary

  1. unscrapable
  2. unscrapeable
  3. unscraped
  4. unscrapped
  5. unscratchability
  6. unscratchable
  7. unscratched
  8. unscrawled
  9. unscreamed
  10. unscreen
  11. unscreenable

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