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Etymology: From French, -able, from -abilis.
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| abatable |
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adjective
- Capable of being abated.
- an writ or nuisance.
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| abdicable |
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adjective
- Capable of being abdicated.
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| abhominable |
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adjective
- Abominable.
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- This is abhominable, which he Don Armado would call abominable - Shakespeare, Love's Labour's Lost, V-i
Etymology: A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc.
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verb (abl, ing)
- (transitive) (obsolete) To make capable; to enable; to strengthen.
- (transitive) (obsolete) To vouch for.
- I"ll "em. — Shakespeare, King Lear, IV-vi
Translations: adjective (abl, er)
- (dated) healthy, Healthy.
- After the past week of forced marches, only half the men are fully .
- Not prevented from; permitted to; having the power or capacity to.
- With that obstacle removed, I am now to proceed with my plan.
- I"m only to visit you when I have other work here.
- I"ll see you as soon as I"m .
- skillful, Skillful.
- The chairman was also an sailor.
- Legally qualified or competent.
- In most states, such a person is not to inherit property.
Translations: Etymology: From habile, from habilis, from habere "to hold".
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| abolishable |
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adjective - Capable of being abolished.
Etymology: abolish + ableCompare French abolissable.
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| abominable |
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adjective
- Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable.
- (obsolete) Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive.
- Note: w:Juliana Berners ... informs us that in her time (15th century), "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English for "a large company of friars". - w:George Perkins Marsh
- Very bad or inferior.
Translations: Etymology: abominableFrench, abominable, from abominalis, abÅminÄrÄ. See abominate.
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| abrogable |
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adjective
- Capable of being abrogated.
Etymology: Derivative of abrogate
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| absolvable |
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adjective - That may be absolved.
Etymology: Derivative of absolve
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| absorbable |
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adjective - Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. - Kerr
Etymology: Compare French absorbable
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| abusable |
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adjective
- That which may be abused.
Etymology: Derived from abuse
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| accentuable |
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adjective - Capable of being accented
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| acceptable |
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adjective
- Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
- Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
Translations: Etymology: Derivative of accept + -able
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| acclimatable |
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adjective - Capable of being acclimated.
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| acclimatizable |
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adjective - Capable of being acclimatized
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| accommodable |
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adjective - (rare) That which may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree
Etymology: Compare French accommodable
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| accompanable |
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adjective - (Obsolete): Sociable - Sir P. Sidney
Etymology: accompan(y) + -able
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| accomplishable |
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adjective
- Capable of being accomplished; practicable.
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| accomptable |
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adjective - (Archaic): accountable
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| accordable |
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adjective ((compar): more accordable, (superl): most accordable)
- (Obsolete): Agreeing - Chaucer
- Reconcilable; in accordance.
Etymology: Old French acordable, French accordable
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| accostable |
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adjective - (Rare): Approachable; affable - ''Hawthorne
Etymology: Compare French accostable
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| accountable |
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adjective ((compar): more accountable, (superl): most accountable)
- Having accountability (individuals have accountability).
- Requiring accountability (property or funds require accountability).
- Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable; as, every man is to God for his conduct.
- (Rare): Capable of being accounted for; explicable.
- Quotations
- True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and , -- not a burden but a privilege. - w:Benjamin Whichcote, Benjamin Whichcote
- (Documents): Items such as airline tickets, whose issue must be recorded by the issuing authority and matched up again after use.
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| accounts payable |
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noun
- : money that is owed by a party, and is counted by that party as a debit, even though it has not yet been paid.
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| accounts receivable |
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noun
- (plural of, account receivable)
- The total monetary amount owed to a financial entity due to debts arising from sales on credit or on account.
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| accusable |
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adjective
- Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of
Translations: Etymology: Latin accusabilis: compare French accusable'
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