unplastic

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adjective

Not flexible or malleable.

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectiveunplastic (comparative more unplastic, superlative most unplastic)

comparative more unplastic · superlative most unplastic

  1. Not flexible or malleable.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  9. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  10. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  11. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  12. Latinplasticus
  13. Englishplastic
  14. Englishunplastic

From un- + plastic.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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