gnawable

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adjective

Capable of being gnawed.

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Meanings

adjectivegnawable (comparative more gnawable, superlative most gnawable)

comparative more gnawable · superlative most gnawable

  1. Capable of being gnawed.

    Each chop contained a few small gnawable bones, and plenty of velvety meat that would slip right off them after a long, gentle braise.

    2007 February 21, Melissa Clark, “Winter’s Stew Infused With Summer”, in New York Times

Origin

From gnaw + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

“gnawable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gnawable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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