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qualifiable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree English qualify Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English qualifiable From qualify + -able.

Meanings

  1. Able to become qualified for something.
    • Old entrance requirements which had screened out all but the most highly qualified were revised to include all those who could be considered qualifiable with standard on-the-job-training. 1970 September, Black Enterprise, page 45:
  2. Able to be modified, limited or restricted.
    • Each consonant symbol in the shorthand is qualifiable with various vowel markers.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
most qualifiable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more qualifiable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Relateds

unqualifiable · qualifiability · qualifiably