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7,129 words match “ABLE”

APPELLABLE a.
Appealable.
APPLAUSABLE a.
Worthy pf applause; praiseworthy. [Obs.]
APPLIABLE a.
Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] Howell.
APPLICABLE a.
Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied; having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the case under consideration. -- Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness, n. -- Ap"pli*ca*bly, adv.
APPOINTABLE a.
Capable of being appointed or constituted.
APPOSABLE a.
Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand.
APPRAISABLE a.
Capable of being appraised.
APPRECIABLE a.
Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. -- Ap*pre"ci*a*bly, adv.
APPROACHABLE a.
Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable virtue.
APPROACHABLENESS n.
The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.
APPROPRIABLE a.
Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or assigned exclusively to a particular use. Sir T. Browne.
APPROVABLE a.
Worthy of being approved; meritorious. -- Ap*prov"a*ble*ness, n.
APTABLE a.
Capable of being adapted. [Obs.] Sherwood.
ARABLE n. 2 definitions
Arable land; plow land.
ARBITRABLE a.
Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable. [Archaic] Bp. Hall.
ARGUABLE a.
Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.
ARGUMENTABLE a.
Admitting of argument. [R.] Chalmers.
ASCENDABLE a.
Capable of being ascended.
ASCERTAINABLE a.
That may be ascertained. -- As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness, n. -- As`cer*tain"a*bly, adv.
ASCRIBABLE a.
Capable of being ascribed; attributable.
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