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Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness, n. Hammond. -- Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly, adv.

Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained. Blackstone.

Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine. [Obs.] Sir P. Sidney.

Capable of being donated or given. [R.]

Capable of being drained.

To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong. [Obs.] "Who hath enabled me." 1 Tim. i. 12. Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles, when he enabled them with priestly power. Jer. Taylor.

The act of enabling, or the state of being enabled; ability. Bacon.

Interminable. [Obs.] Skelton.

Capable of being examined or inquired into. Bacon.

Liable to exception or objection; objectionable. -- Ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness, n. This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable in the whole poem. Addison.

Capable of being explained or made plain to the understanding; capable of being interpreted. Sir. T. Browne.

Capable of being expugnded.

the fashion or established mode; according with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable dress.

State of being fashionable.

In a fashionable manner.

Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense. Bacon.

Capable of being obtained or reached. Sherwood.

Governableness.

Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority; controllable; manageable; obedient. Locke.

The quality of being governable; manageableness.