"unpleasable" meaning in English

See unpleasable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unpleasable [comparative], most unpleasable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + pleasable. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|pleasable}} un- + pleasable Head templates: {{en-adj}} unpleasable (comparative more unpleasable, superlative most unpleasable)
  1. That cannot be pleased; implacable.

Alternative forms

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