dislikable

dislikable

English

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Etymology

Etymology tree
English dislike
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English dislikable

    From dislike + -able.

    Adjective

    dislikable (comparative more dislikable, superlative most dislikable)

    1. Not capable or worthy of being liked; not liked; regarded with displeasure or aversion.
      • 1970, "Life at the Boiling Point" (review of Awake and Sing by Clifford Odets), Time, 8 Jun.:
        The dominating figure in the play is Bessie Berger (Joan Lorring), an abrasively dislikable Momma Portnoy.

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