attemptable

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adjective

Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.

OriginEnglish attempt ← Middle English attempten ← Old French atempter →
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Meanings

adjectiveattemptable (comparative more attemptable, superlative most attemptable)

comparative more attemptable · superlative most attemptable

  1. Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinad-
  5. Latintemptō
  6. Latinattemptō
  7. Old Frenchatempter
  8. Middle Englishattempten
  9. Englishattempt
  10. Englishattemptable

From attempt + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

attemptable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptable

MLA

“attemptable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “attemptable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attemptable.

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