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cherishable en · ADJ

Etymology

From cherish + -able.

Meanings

1. Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
   • He said that objects first become cherishable, after which they get nostalgic value. Finally they end up being antiques. 1997, Ed van Hinte, Eternally yours: visions on product endurance:
   • Building a cherishable memory is equally necessary in divorce situations. 1983, Kenneth R. Mitchell, Herbert Anderson, All Our Losses, All Our Griefs: Resources for Pastoral Care, page 128:
   • Those of us who carry HIV around owe more than a bit of gratitude to Paul Monette, who makes a person living with AIDS not only a reliable narrator, but a cherishable character, and, for Christ's sake, a love interest. 1991 May 4, Walta Borawksi, “A Sort of Homecoming”, in Gay Community News, page 9:

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Deriveds

uncherishable · cherishably