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sinkable en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. Capable of being sunk
    • The Titanic was advertised as being unsinkable; regrettably it turned out to be quite sinkable.

Forms

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most sinkable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more sinkable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

nonsinkable

Relateds

sinkability

Translations (3)

gv yn-vaiht (Translations) · hu süllyedékeny (Translations) · fr submersible (Translations)