unperishable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + perishable.
Meanings
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Not perishable.
This venerable Person is represented looking forward as it were from the Verge of extreme Old Age, into a future State, and rising into a Contemplation on the unperishable Part of his Nature, and its Existence after Death.
1891, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3:The perishable goods were placed in the large warehouses but the unperishable were covered with tarpaulin and left where unloaded.
1912, Charles E Young, Dangers of the Trail in 1865:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unperishable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unperishable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
unperishably · unperishableness