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Etymology

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un- +‎ tannable

Adjective

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untannable (comparative more untannable, superlative most untannable)

  1. Incapable of being tanned.
    • 2001, Nathalie Ponze, Prunella in the Land of Beavers, page 89:
      One day Katy and Prunella went to the beach. This is exceptional because Katy hardly ever went to the beach. She was a little lazy about going anywhere on foot and she was untannable. She would never turn any color but Appalling Lobster.