stoppable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English stop Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English stoppable From stop + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being stopped.
“All the goals were stoppable,” Dave Jones, the Wolves manager, said.
2003 December 15, Bill Edgar, “Wolves' plight worsens”, in Times Online, UK:That is why some say that Mr. Stewart is the toughest and least stoppable fullback in the oil field.
1927 March 14, “Chesty Child”, in TIME, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2010:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most stoppable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stoppable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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