"onverbeterlijk" meaning in Dutch

See onverbeterlijk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Nl-onverbeterlijk.ogg
Etymology: From on- (“un-”) + verbeterlijk (“improvable”), from verbeteren (“to correct, improve”) + -lijk (“-ly, -able”). Etymology templates: {{af|nl|on-|verbeterlijk|gloss1=un-|gloss2=improvable}} on- (“un-”) + verbeterlijk (“improvable”), {{af|nl|verbeteren|-lijk|gloss1=to correct, improve|gloss2=-ly, -able}} verbeteren (“to correct, improve”) + -lijk (“-ly, -able”) Head templates: {{nl-adj}} onverbeterlijk (comparative onverbeterlijker, superlative onverbeterlijkst) Inflection templates: {{nl-decl-adj}} Forms: onverbeterlijker [comparative], onverbeterlijkst [superlative], no-table-tags [table-tags], onverbeterlijk [adverbial, positive, predicative], onverbeterlijker [adverbial, comparative, predicative], het onverbeterlijkst [adverbial, predicative, superlative], het onverbeterlijkste [adverbial, predicative, superlative], onverbeterlijke [feminine, indefinite, masculine, positive, singular], onverbeterlijkere [comparative, feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular], onverbeterlijkste [feminine, indefinite, masculine, singular, superlative], onverbeterlijk [indefinite, neuter, positive, singular], onverbeterlijker [comparative, indefinite, neuter, singular], onverbeterlijkste [indefinite, neuter, singular, superlative], onverbeterlijke [indefinite, plural, positive], onverbeterlijkere [comparative, indefinite, plural], onverbeterlijkste [indefinite, plural, superlative], onverbeterlijke [definite, positive], onverbeterlijkere [comparative, definite], onverbeterlijkste [definite, superlative], onverbeterlijks [partitive, positive], onverbeterlijkers [comparative, partitive], - [partitive, superlative]
  1. incorrigible
    Sense id: en-onverbeterlijk-nl-adj-h-h60YIL Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk: 35 24 41
  2. irreparable, not mendable Synonyms: onherstelbaar
    Sense id: en-onverbeterlijk-nl-adj-1BtEEEia Categories (other): Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk: 35 24 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 43 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 52
  3. unsurpassable, beyond improvement Synonyms: onovertreffen
    Sense id: en-onverbeterlijk-nl-adj-1Rmux2Hu Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch terms prefixed with on-, Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 44 Disambiguation of Dutch terms prefixed with on-: 34 17 49 Disambiguation of Dutch terms suffixed with -lijk: 35 24 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 43 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 44 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: onverbeterlijkheid 
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