attackable

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adjective

Which may be attacked.

Opposite
unattackablenonattackable
OriginEnglish attack ← French attaque ← Italian attaccare →
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveattackable (comparative more attackable, superlative most attackable)

comparative more attackable · superlative most attackable

  1. Which may be attacked.

    Antonyms: unattackable, nonattackable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveWhich may be attacked.

Opposite
unattackablenonattackable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Italiana-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  7. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  8. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  9. Proto-Italic*dis-
  10. Latindis-
  11. Old Frenchdes-
  12. Old Frenchatachier
  13. Old Frenchdestachier
  14. Middle Frenchdestacher
  15. Italiandistaccare
  16. Italianstaccare
  17. Italianattaccare
  18. Frenchattaquerdeverb.
  19. Frenchattaque
  20. Englishattack
  21. Englishattackable

From attack + -able.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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