unembarrassable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Akkadian 𒆟 (rakāsum) Akkadian 𒄙 (markasu)bor. Classical Syriac ܡܰܪܫܳܐ (maršā)bor. Arabic مَرَسَة (marasa)der. Old Galician-Portuguese baraço Old Galician-Portuguese embaraçarbor. Old Spanish embaraçar Spanish embarazarbor. French embarrasserbor. English embarrass Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English embarrassable English unembarrassable From un- + embarrassable.
Meanings
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Not embarrassable; impossible to embarrass.
It was awkward even for my parents, unembarrassable progressives though they were.
2007, Elinor Lipman, My Latest Grievance, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unembarrassable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unembarrassable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |