occasionable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/
Etymology
From occasion + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Capable of being occasioned or caused
this practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by men's hard opinions
a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
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(archaic, not-comparable) occasional
occasionable table
Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]
1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Inskeep & Bradford, […], →OCLC: