perspirable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pə(ɹ)ˈspaɪɹəbəl/
- /ˈpɜː(ɹ)spɪɹəbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin perspīrō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin perspīrābilisbor. English perspirable Borrowed from Latin perspīrābilis. By surface analysis, perspire + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being perspired.
electrics will not commonly attract, except they grow hot, or become perspirable
1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:
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Emitting perspiration; perspiring.
children likewise are not hairy , for that their skins are more perspirable
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more perspirable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most perspirable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (2)
la perspīrābilis (capable of perspiration) · fr perspirable (capable of perspiration)