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crammable en · ADJ

Etymology

From cram + -able.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Able to be crammed (in various senses).
    • Geology tends to be a very crammable subject.
    • Tea bags were a godsend—a warm cup of goodness in the space of one square inch, and also very crammable. 2012, Adrienne M. Prince, Mothership 2012, Booktango, →ISBN:
    • The jackets retain the crammable pockets and snag resistance that have wooed woodsy types since the 19th century, but with his hodgepodge patchwork Mr. Watanabe has elevated the merely pragmatic to art. 2018 March 8, Jacob Gallagher, “This Is Not Your Father's (or Your Farmer's) Carhartt Jacket”, in The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022:
    • Entry tests were made "crammable", boosting parental involvement and seeing a cottage industry in tutoring in selective counties such as Kent. 2016 September 6, Simon Jenkins, “Thatcher knew grammars were poison. Theresa May is playing a risky game”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 16 Mar 2022:

Forms

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most crammable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more crammable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

uncrammable