sackable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English sack Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sackable From sack + -able.
Meanings
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(of an act) Sufficiently severe to warrant the perpetrator being sacked.
This follows the confirmation that Gilruth personally ordered the cancellation of engineering works in Fife last year, which is thought to have been the final straw for Gibb […]. Because her Fife constituency was materially affected by the cancellation, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross, who raised Gibb's departure at First Minister's Questions on May 18, described the incident as a "clear-cut sackable offence".
2023 May 31, “Network News: Micro-management prompted Gibb to quit ScotRail”, in RAIL, number 984, page 25:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more sackable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most sackable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |