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treasurable en · ADJ

Etymology

From treasure + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of or worthy of being treasured.
    • He beamed his appreciation. Meticulousness was a rare and treasurable quality. 1995, Stephen R. Donaldson, Chaos and Order: The Gap Into Madness, →ISBN, page 21:
    • I had but two treasurable things in the world: my friend and my soul. 1910-12, Gilbert Cannan (translator), Romain Rolland (author), Jean-Christophe, Journey's End (2007 Wildside Press ed.), p. 323

Forms

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more treasurable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most treasurable Degree=Sup lexicographic