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7,129 words match “ABLE”

CATCHABLE a.
Capable of being caught. [R.]
CAUSABLE a.
Capable of being caused.
CENSURABLE a.
Deserving of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensible; as, a censurable person, or censurable conduct. -- Cen"sur*a*bleness, n. -- Cen"sur*a*bly, adv.
CHALLENGEABLE a.
That may be challenged.
CHANCEABLE a.
Fortuitous; casual. [Obs.]
CHANGEABLE a. 2 definitions
Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable; variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.
CHANGEABLENESS n.
The quality of being changeable; fickleness; inconstancy; mutability.
CHARGEABLE a. 3 definitions
That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.
CHARGEABLENESS n.
The quality of being chargeable or expensive. [Obs.] Whitelocke.
CHARITABLE a. 5 definitions
Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind. Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . . . . . I will speak to thee. Shak.
CHARITABLENESS n.
The quality of being charitable; the exercise of charity.
CHASABLE a.
Capable of being chased; fit for hunting. Gower.
CHASTISABLE a.
Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. Sherwood.
CHEATABLE a.
Capable of being cheated.
CHEATABLENESS n.
Capability of being cheated.
CIRCULABLE a.
That may be circulated.
CIRCUMNAVIGABLE a.
Capable of being sailed round. Ray.
CIRCUMSCRIBABLE a.
Capable of being circumscribed.
CIRCUMSTANTIABLE a.
Capable of being circumstantiated. [Obs.] Jer Taylor.
CITABLE a.
Capable of being cited.
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