tellable

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adjective

That may be told

Scrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivetellable (comparative more tellable, superlative most tellable)

comparative more tellable · superlative most tellable

  1. That may be told

Origin

  1. Middle Englishtellabyll
  2. Englishtellable

From Middle English tellabyll; equivalent to tell + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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