occasionable

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/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being occasioned or caused

“occasionable table”

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Meanings

adjectiveoccasionable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableCapable of being occasioned or caused

    this practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by men's hard opinions

    a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC
  2. archaicnot comparableoccasional

    occasionable table

    1 more example

    Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]

    1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Inskeep & Bradford, […], →OCLC

Origin

From occasion + -able.

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

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

Chicago

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

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