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gaggable en · ADJ

Etymology

From gag + -able.

Meanings

  1. (informal) Causing a person to gag or retch; nauseating.
    • The stench had been gaggable at street level, but halfway down, he had to draw his burlap shirt over his nose again. It didn't help. He breathed shallowly through his mouth, burlap scratching his lips. 2014, Edward W. Robertson, Breakers, volume 1:
    • […] little tubs of tapioca pudding with circles of waxed paper to prevent a gaggable skin from forming on top. 2005 November, Indianapolis Monthly, page 272:

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more gaggable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most gaggable Degree=Sup lexicographic