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hissable en · ADJ

Etymology

From hiss + -able.

Meanings

1. (colloquial) Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.
   • Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable. 2015, Cathy Elliott, A Stitch in Crime:
2. (colloquial) Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.
   • The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors. 1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 29:

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