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untannable

untannable adjective: incapable of being tanned.

Adjective

untannable (comparative more untannable, superlative most untannable)

  1. Incapable of being tanned.
    • One day Katy and Prunella went to the beach. This is exceptional because Katy hardly ever went to the beach. She was a little lazy about going anywhere on foot and she was untannable. She would never turn any color but Appalling Lobster.2001, Nathalie Ponze, Prunella in the Land of Beavers, page 89

Forms of untannable

comparativemore untannable
superlativemost untannable

Origin of untannable

From un- + tannable.

Questions about untannable

What does untannable mean?
Untannable means incapable of being tanned.
What part of speech is untannable?
Untannable is an adjective.

Words near untannable in the dictionary

  1. untanglings
  2. untank
  3. untanked
  4. untanking
  5. untanks
  6. untannable
  7. untanned
  8. untantalized
  9. untantalizing
  10. untap
  11. untape

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