unappliable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + appliable.
Meanings
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(nonstandard) Unable to be applied; inapplicable.
Wholeſome meats to vitiated ſtomack differ little or nothing from unwholeſome; and beſt books to a naughty mind are not unappliable to occaſions of evill.
1644, John Milton, Areopagitica; a Speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc’d Printing, to the Parlament of England, London: [s.n.], →OCLC, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unappliable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unappliable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |