Meanings
adjectivecommandable (comparative more commandable, superlative most commandable)
comparative more commandable · superlative most commandable
- Capable of being commanded.
According to this argument, love is an emotion and emotions are not commandable.
2009, Martha Fineman, Karen Worthington, What is right for children?
Origin
- Middle Englishcomaundable
- Englishcommandable
From Middle English comaundable (which see for more). By surface analysis, command + -able.
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French commandable
- commandableTranslations
German ansteuerbar
- ansteuerbarTranslations
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APA
commandable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commandable
MLA
“commandable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commandable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “commandable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commandable.
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