a. (UN-1 7 b.)
1849. Kingsley, Misc. (1859), II. 255. Farewell to unpaintable Lynmouth.
1893. Guardian, 16 Aug., 1291. When he began to try to paint the unpaintable.
Hence Unpaintability, -ableness.
1884. Athenæum, 16 Aug., 218/1. The artists who complain of the unpaintableness of current attire.
1888. Pall Mall G., 4 Oct., 5/2. The unpaintability of Mr. Gladstone.