"unfattenable" meaning in English

See unfattenable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unfattenable [comparative], most unfattenable [superlative]
Etymology: un- + fatten + -able Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|fatten|-able}} un- + fatten + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unfattenable (comparative more unfattenable, superlative most unfattenable)
  1. That cannot be fattened.

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