hissable

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adjective

Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.

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Meanings

adjectivehissable (comparative more hissable, superlative most hissable)

comparative more hissable · superlative most hissable

  1. colloquialCapable of being pronounced with a hiss.

    Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable.

    2015, Cathy Elliott, A Stitch in Crime
  2. colloquialDeserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.

    The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors.

    1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 29

Origin

From hiss + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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