unsingable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + singable.
Meanings
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Not singable; impossible to sing.
Whether it is that people don't know the tunes, or that these tunes are virtually unsingable, I don't know. The question is: did our fathers sing them with any enthusiasm?
1979, J. Pierre Malan, Human Sciences Research Council, South African music encyclopedia: Volume 3:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unsingable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unsingable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
es incantable (impossible to sing) · fr inchantable (impossible to sing) · ca incantable (impossible to sing)