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diggable en · ADJ

From dig + -able.

Capable of being dug. ▸ Possible and (especially) feasible to dig physically.
- The rocky soil was diggable, but only with difficulty.
- Intriguingly, their idea also explains why gold and platinum are found in the Earth’s crust, well within diggable reach. 2015 November 27, Kenneth Chang, “Scientists Link Moon’s Tilt and Earth’s Gold”, in The New York Times:
- Though there seemed to be some “diggable” places, Dr. Levinthal said that the project scientists “might decide to look around” for alternate sampling sites. 1976 July 24, John Noble Wilford, “SCIENTISTS FEEL THEY CAN FIX ARM ON VIKING LANDER”, in The New York Times:
- Two sloths have also died at the Las Vegas SeaQuest. Like all the others, it is located in an indoor shopping center, where natural light, humidity, vegetation and diggable floors — the environmental setting in which many animals thrive — are in short supply. 2024 September 7, Melena Ryzik, “Should You Hug a Sloth?”, in The New York Times:
(uncommon) Capable of being dug. ▸ Worthy of digging (appreciating and enjoying).
- Near-synonyms: appreciable, enjoyable
- Yeah, their jazz is diggable, but they leave something on the table by not getting funkier with the horns.

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more diggable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most diggable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic