adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Incapable of, or unsuitable for, being licked.
2. 2
   That cannot be defeated or overcome. colloquial

   "We have tried to lick this problem although I think in a way it is unlickable through a variety of devices."

Example

More examples

"We have tried to lick this problem although I think in a way it is unlickable through a variety of devices."

Etymology

From un- + lickable. By surface analysis, un- + lick + -able.

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