deputable

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adjective

Fit to be deputed or to act as a deputy.

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Meanings

adjectivedeputable (comparative more deputable, superlative most deputable)

comparative more deputable · superlative most deputable

  1. archaicFit to be deputed or to act as a deputy.

    [A]ll these fitted Baillie to be a leader in General Assemblies and conclaves, a man deputable to the London Parliament and elsewhither.

    1841, Thomas Carlyle, Baillee The Covenanter

Origin

From depute + -able.

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APA

deputable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deputable

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deputable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deputable.

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