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pettable en · ADJ

Etymology

From pet + -able.

Meanings

  1. Suitable for petting.
    • To unsuspecting eyes these mongoose relatives can seem eminently pettable. 2008 June 20, Edward Rothstein, “Critters of a Wondrous Isle, Meet Your Friend and Foe”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2022:

Forms

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more pettable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most pettable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

unpettable

Synonyms

strokable