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unfillable en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From Middle English unfillable; equivalent to un- + fillable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not fillable; not able to be filled.
What was I supposed to do for the rest of my life? The rest of the afternoon alone seemed unfillable.
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unfillable en · ADJ · etymology 2
Etymology
Etymology tree
English un-
English fill
English unfill
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English unfillable
From unfill + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Able to be unfilled.