unsmotherable en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + smotherable.
Meanings
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(figuratively) unquenchable
the unsmotherable delight of all the porters and by - standers
1836 March – 1837 October, Charles Dickens, “(please specify the chapter name)”, in The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1837, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unsmotherable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unsmotherable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |