undecoratable

English

Alternative forms

undecorable

Etymology

From un- +‎ decoratable.

Adjective

undecoratable (not comparable)

Not decoratable.
- 1889 August 29, Evening Dispatch‎^[1], volume 9, number 91, Arkansas City, Kan.:
  Remember to decorate everything decoratable or undecoratable for the reunion.
- 1914 May 2, Boston Evening Transcript, eighty-fifth year, number 103, part three, page 8:
  The second lesson taught by the outdoor theatres is this: the average open-stage background is undecoratable.
- 1969 December 14, “Carolina Playmakers Present ‘Caretakers’”, in Durham Morning Herald, Durham, N.C., page 31A:
  Certainly each character, the strangely quiet Aston-fiddling eternally with the electric plug of an old toaster, the crafty Davies—finding endless fault with the roof he is given over his head, and the livelier Mick—planning to “redecorate” the seemingly undecoratable, rubs against the others until each reveals himself to some degree.
- 1986 December 17, Michael West, “No such thing as ugly Christmas tree”, in Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wis., page 2:
  Without the box, Mundt said, “the tree was undecoratable.”
- 1995 December 23, Lloyd Dykk, “Mansion of holiday horrors hell for Martha’s elves”, in The Weekend Sun, Vancouver, B.C., page E2:
  Of course consummate evil, when it enjoys itself as much as Martha does, becomes endearing in a way — as endearing as the rumor that she has a huge, undecoratable rear end.
- 1997 September 27, Mary Anne Lewis, “Fishing for a solution: Aquariums can provide a colorful answer for hard-to-decorate rooms”, in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, volume 71, number 58, page B-1:
  The 150-gallon aquarium in the foyer makes the most dramatic statement. Davis said it was the perfect solution for a room that “was kind of undecoratable.”
- 2015 March 7, Katherine Roth, “Use houseplants for creative decor”, in Rocky Mount Telegram, volume 105, number 146, Rocky Mount, N.C., page 5C:
  A plant arrangement featuring cascading vines of Euphorbia milii, Rhipsalis, Hoya, Sedum and Aloe can transform a cold, ‘undecoratable’ area like a nook under a staircase into a beautiful spot.