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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

abusable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /əˈbjuː.zə.bl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /əˈbju.zə.bl̩/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English abuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abusable From abuse + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being abused.

Forms

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most abusable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more abusable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonabusable

Translations (1)

pt abusável (capable of being abused)