unbrushable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + brushable.
Meanings
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Not brushable.
My pluckly little friend Dash was (considering his small offensive powers) the bravest of the brave; for his winning way of bringing stones or anything else he could pick up to you, whenever he wanted a caress, or some little tit-bit to eat, had completely ground down his teeth to an unbrushable size.
1880, Sir Stephen Bartlet Lakeman, What I Saw in Kaffir-land, page 134:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unbrushable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unbrushable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |