"unvintageable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more unvintageable [comparative], most unvintageable [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + vintage + -able, an allusion to the Greek poet Homer's epithets for the sea. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|vintage|-able}} un- + vintage + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} unvintageable (comparative more unvintageable, superlative most unvintageable)
  1. (poetic) Not fit to drink. Tags: poetic

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