cherishable

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adjective

Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

adjectivecherishable (comparative more cherishable, superlative most cherishable)

comparative more cherishable · superlative most cherishable

  1. Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.

    Building a cherishable memory is equally necessary in divorce situations.

    1983, Kenneth R. Mitchell, Herbert Anderson, All Our Losses, All Our Griefs: Resources for Pastoral Care, page 128
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    Those of us who carry HIV around owe more than a bit of gratitude to Paul Monette, who makes a person living with AIDS not only a reliable narrator, but a cherishable character, and, for Christ's sake, a love interest.

    1991 May 4, Walta Borawksi, “A Sort of Homecoming”, in Gay Community News, page 9

    He said that objects first become cherishable, after which they get nostalgic value. Finally they end up being antiques.

    1997, Ed van Hinte, Eternally yours: visions on product endurance

Origin

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Chicago

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