spoilable

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adjective

Liable to spoil or go bad.

Similar
decayableputrescibleputrefiableperishable
Opposite
nonspoilableunspoilable
OriginEnglish spoil ← Middle English spoilen ← Old French espoillier →
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Meanings

adjectivespoilable (comparative more spoilable, superlative most spoilable)

comparative more spoilable · superlative most spoilable

  1. Liable to spoil or go bad.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
nonspoilableunspoilable

adjectiveliable to decay or spoil or become putrid

Similar
decayableputrescibleputrefiableperishable

nounfood that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

Similar
perishable
Broader
foodstufffood product
Also see
decayableperishableputrefiableputrescible

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinspolium
  2. Latinspoliāre
  3. Old Frenchespoillier
  4. Middle Englishspoilen
  5. Englishspoil
  6. Englishspoilable

From spoil + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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