abandonable

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adjective

Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment.

“In place of this distinction he suggests a gradation of more or less readily abandonable sentences […]”

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Meanings

adjectiveabandonable (comparative more abandonable, superlative most abandonable)

comparative more abandonable · superlative most abandonable

  1. Able to be abandoned; suitable for abandonment.

    In place of this distinction he suggests a gradation of more or less readily abandonable sentences […]

Origin

From abandon + -able.

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Translations

Dutch opgeefbaar
  • opgeefbaarable to be abandoned
French abandonnable
  • abandonnableable to be abandoned
Italian abbandonabile
  • abbandonabileable to be abandoned
Portuguese abandonável
  • abandonávelable to be abandoned
Romanian abandonabil
  • abandonabilable to be abandoned
Spanish abandonable
  • abandonableable to be abandoned
Cite this entry
APA

abandonable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonable

MLA

“abandonable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abandonable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abandonable.

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