shovable

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adjective

Capable of being pushed.

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Meanings

adjectiveshovable (comparative more shovable, superlative most shovable)

comparative more shovable · superlative most shovable · alternative shoveable

  1. Capable of being pushed.

    Reason behind this apparent madness: the exhibits are the most shovable of all objects — chairs; and, to help "sell" modern design, the museum is allowing liberal application of that time-honored chair test: sitting.

    1941, Arts magazine, volume 16, page 9

Origin

From shove + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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