Meanings
adjectivepaintable (comparative more paintable, superlative most paintable)
comparative more paintable · superlative most paintable
- That can be painted; to which a coating of paint can be applied.
- Able or suitable to be painted (rendered by an artist in paint).
The grunt indicated doubt. Not so easy to paint, these paintable subjects.
1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 29
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
adjectivelending itself to being painted
Opposite
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