pass-remarkable

adjective

Of a person, making belittling or snide remarks.

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Meanings

adjectivepass-remarkable (comparative more pass-remarkable, superlative most pass-remarkable)

comparative more pass-remarkable · superlative most pass-remarkable

  1. EnglishIrishScotlandderogatoryOf a person, making belittling or snide remarks.

    Those are gallant shoes, sir, if you'll excuse me being so pass-remarkable. Hand-made jobs.

    1980, Benedict Kiely, The state of Ireland

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
eminentmarkworthynotableoutstandingprominent

Origin

From the phrase pass remark on, i.e. make a comment about, + -able.

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APA

pass-remarkable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-remarkable

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“pass-remarkable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-remarkable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pass-remarkable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pass-remarkable.

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