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A constabulary. [Obs.] Bp. Burnet.

Wasting away gradually. Darwin. - Con*ta*bes"cence, n.

Capable of being contested; debatable.

A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of the inscription on the inclosed tablet.

Capable of being contradicting.

Capable of being contributed.

A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.

Capable of being corrected.

Such as can be correlated; as, correlatable phenomena.

Capable of being numbered.

That may be coveted; desirable.

That may be created.

Worthy of belief. [Obs.] Divers creditable witnesses deposed. Ludlow.

The quality of being creditable.

In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.

Cultivable.

That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable date. "Datable almost to a year." The Century.

Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable question. The Debatable Land or Ground, a tract of land between the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and Scotland; the Batable Ground.

Capable of being deflected.

Highly pleasing; delightful. Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton. -- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv.