compassable

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adjective

Capable of being compassed or accomplished.

“February 11 1780, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons We want many things compassable only by the help of other beings like ourselves. They want things compassable within our Help.”

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Meanings

adjectivecompassable (comparative more compassable, superlative most compassable)

comparative more compassable · superlative most compassable

  1. Capable of being compassed or accomplished.

    February 11 1780, Edmund Burke, speech in the House of Commons We want many things compassable only by the help of other beings like ourselves. They want things compassable within our Help.

Origin

From compass + -able.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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