a. (UN-1 7 b.)
c. 1624. Donne, Serm., Wks. 1839, V. 304. That unsmotherable, that unquenchable spirit of adoption.
1766. J. Adams, Diary, 13 Jan. The unsmotherable pride of his own heart.
1837. Dickens, Pickw., xxviii. To the unsmotherable delight of all the porters.