spirable

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adjective

Capable of being breathed; respirable.

“spirable matter”

OriginLatin spirabilis →
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Meanings

adjectivespirable (comparative more spirable, superlative most spirable)

comparative more spirable · superlative most spirable

  1. obsoleteCapable of being breathed; respirable.

    spirable matter

    1 more example

    ...but the spirable odor & pestilent steame ascending from it, put him out of his bias of congruity...

    1599, Thomas Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe

Origin

  1. Latinspirabilis
  2. Englishspirable

Latin spirabilis.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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