"unprintable" meaning in English

See unprintable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From un- + printable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|printable|id1=negative}} un- + printable Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} unprintable (not comparable)
  1. Not printable; obscene, or unable to be displayed textually. Tags: not-comparable Related terms: printability Translations (not printable): painokelvoton (Finnish), inimprimable [feminine, masculine] (French), nem nyomtatható (Hungarian), nyomdafestéket nem tűrő (Hungarian), uprentelig (Norwegian), niedrukowalny [masculine] (Polish), do-chlò-bhualaidh (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-unprintable-en-adj-DsAg82em Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 89 11

Noun

Forms: unprintables [plural]
Etymology: From un- + printable. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|printable|id1=negative}} un- + printable Head templates: {{en-noun}} unprintable (plural unprintables)
  1. Something that is not printable.
    Sense id: en-unprintable-en-noun-2FfppGC~

Inflected forms

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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "painokelvoton"
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          "sense": "not printable",
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            "masculine"
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          "word": "inimprimable"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not printable",
          "word": "nem nyomtatható"
        },
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "not printable",
          "word": "nyomdafestéket nem tűrő"
        },
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "not printable",
          "word": "uprentelig"
        },
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          ],
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        },
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          "word": "do-chlò-bhualaidh"
        }
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      "word": "painokelvoton"
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      "sense": "not printable",
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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not printable",
      "word": "nyomdafestéket nem tűrő"
    },
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      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "not printable",
      "word": "uprentelig"
    },
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      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not printable",
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      ],
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    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "not printable",
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