Meanings
- not comparableCapable of being electrically grounded.
- not comparablehuman sciencesCapable of being grounded (supplied with a rational basis).
- not comparableCapable of being grounded (forbidden from going out).
2008, South Park - The Ungroundable Steven: Butters, you are grounded!! Butters: Ahh, dangit! Steven: It worked, Linda. Our son is groundable once more.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishgroundable
- Englishgroundable
From Middle English groundable, equivalent to ground + -able.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
groundable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundable
“groundable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundable. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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