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undesirable

[uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl] Origin

un·de·sir·a·ble

[uhn-di-zahyuhr-uh-buhl]
adjective
1.
not desirable or attractive; objectionable: undesirable qualities.
noun
2.
a person or thing considered undesirable: a collection of malcontents and undesirables.

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Undesirable has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.

Origin:
1660–70; un-1 + desirable

un·de·sir·a·bil·i·ty, un·de·sir·a·ble·ness, noun
un·de·sir·a·bly, adverb
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undesirable (ˌʌndɪˈzaɪərəbəl)
 
adj
1.  not desirable or pleasant; objectionable
 
n
2.  a person or thing that is considered undesirable
 
undesira'bility
 
n
 
unde'sirableness
 
n
 
unde'sirably
 
adv

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undesirable
1667, "not to be desired, objectionable," from un- (1) "not" + desire + -able. The noun meaning "undesirable person or thing" is first attested 1883. Undesired "not asked or invited" is recorded from 1470.
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