puttable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English put Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English puttable From put + -able.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Having the right to be sold at a predetermined price.
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(not-comparable) Able to be put or placed somewhere.
quoted in 2024, Evelyn Underhill, Carol Poston, The Making of a Mystic: New and Selected Letters of Evelyn Underhill Syl's description of the various sensations of the first few days of matrimony are very instructive also amusing but scarcely puttable on paper […]
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| putable | alternative | lexicographic |