unlickableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪkəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈlɪkəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lick v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lick v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unlicked adj.

That cannot be licked (in various senses of lick v.); esp. that cannot be beaten or defeated (cf. lick v. 6).With quot. 1845 cf. lick v. 4, unlicked adj. 1b.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > that cannot be trained

indisciplinable1600

indocile1603

undisciplinablea1652

unlickable1845

untrainable1864

1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. v. vii. 95 One of the most unlicked and unlickable cubs that ever entered society.

1888 S. Cumberland Thought-reader's Thoughts ii. 32 The Indian being a more powerful man than myself and consequently unlickable, I curbed my anger.

1910 Printers' Ink 14 July 10 When a champion is unlickable, pugilism halts.

1952 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 29 Oct. 22 This..‘spread the profits’ idea is practically an unlickable system that can be beaten only by countless millions in false propaganda.

2002 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 25 Apr. s6 Areas of their anatomy that they can't reach directly..are cleaned by rubbing saliva-moistened paws on the unlickable spots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unlickable
释义	unlickableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈlɪkəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɪkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, lick v., -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + lick v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier unlicked adj. That cannot be licked (in various senses of lick v.); esp. that cannot be beaten or defeated (cf. lick v. 6).With quot. 1845 cf. lick v. 4, unlicked adj. 1b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] > that cannot be trained indisciplinable1600 indocile1603 undisciplinablea1652 unlickable1845 untrainable1864 1845 B. Disraeli Sybil III. v. vii. 95 One of the most unlicked and unlickable cubs that ever entered society. 1888 S. Cumberland Thought-reader's Thoughts ii. 32 The Indian being a more powerful man than myself and consequently unlickable, I curbed my anger. 1910 Printers' Ink 14 July 10 When a champion is unlickable, pugilism halts. 1952 Mansfield (Ohio) News-Jrnl. 29 Oct. 22 This..‘spread the profits’ idea is practically an unlickable system that can be beaten only by countless millions in false propaganda. 2002 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 25 Apr. s6 Areas of their anatomy that they can't reach directly..are cleaned by rubbing saliva-moistened paws on the unlickable spots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1845
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