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chewable en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Capable of being chewed.
  2. Chewy.
  3. (of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.

Forms

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most chewable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more chewable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

unchewable

Deriveds

chewably · unchewable · chewability

Translations (1)

de kaubar (capable of being chewed)

chewable en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
  2. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed. ▸ A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.

Forms

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chewables Number=Plur lexicographic

Antonyms

unchewable