unerasable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English un- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Italic *razdō Latin radō Latin ērādō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ērāsusder. English erase Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English unerasable From un- + erase + -able.
Meanings
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That cannot be erased; indelible.
He hesitated at first to read it – as if he feared that what he would read on the screen would remain for eternity unerasable.
2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 66:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unerasable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unerasable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (9)
ca inesborrable (that cannot be erased) · es imborrable (that cannot be erased) · ja 消去できない (that cannot be erased) · de unlöschbar (that cannot be erased) · fr ineffaçable (that cannot be erased) · pl nieusuwalny (that cannot be erased) · nl onuitwisbaar (that cannot be erased) · es indeleble (that cannot be erased) · ja 消せない (that cannot be erased)