killable

K5I1L1L1A1B3L1E1
/ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/

adjective

Able to be killed.

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ediblecomestibleeatable
OriginEnglish kill ← Dutch ki ← Middle Dutch kille →
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Meanings

adjectivekillable (comparative more killable, superlative most killable)

comparative more killable · superlative most killable

  1. Able to be killed.
  2. Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivefit to kill, especially for food

Similar
ediblecomestibleeatable
Also see
comestibleeatableedible

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵeyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵi(H)-l-
  3. Proto-Germanic*kiljǭ
  4. Proto-West Germanic*killjā
  5. Old Dutch*killa
  6. Middle Dutchkille
  7. Dutchki
  8. Englishkill
  9. Englishkillable

From kill + -able.

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Translations

Czech zabitelný
  • zabitelnýfit to be killed
Dutch doodbar
  • doodbarfit to be killed
French tuable
  • tuablefit to be killed
German tötbar
  • tötbarfit to be killed
Portuguese matável
  • matávelfit to be killed
Russian убиваемый
  • убиваемый (ubivajemyj)fit to be killed
Slovak zabiteľný
  • zabiteľnýfit to be killed

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with killable

tillable
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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