unperspirable

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

un- +‎ perspirable

Adjective[edit]

unperspirable (comparative more unperspirable, superlative most unperspirable)

  1. Not perspirable.
    • 1841, Sir James Annesley, Researches Into the Causes, Nature, and Treatment of the More Prevalent Diseases of India:
      With respect to the state of the cutaneous surface, it may be said generally, that a dry, unperspirable, and harsh condition of it, usually ushers in the majority of diseases, []