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adjustable
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adj 1: capable of being changed so as to match or fit;
"adjustable seat belts"
2: capable of being regulated; "adjustable interest rates"
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affordable
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adj 1: that you have the financial means for; "low-cost housing"
[syn: low-cost, low-priced, affordable]
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amendable
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adj 1: capable of being corrected by additions; "an amendable
flaw" [syn: amendable, correctable]
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audible
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adj 1: heard or perceptible by the ear; "he spoke in an audible
whisper" [syn: audible, hearable] [ant: inaudible,
unhearable]
n 1: a football play is changed orally after both teams have
assumed their positions at the line of scrimmage
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avoidable
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adj 1: capable of being avoided or warded off [syn: evitable,
avoidable, avertible, avertable] [ant:
inevitable]
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bendable
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adj 1: capable of being bent or flexed or twisted without
breaking; "a flexible wire"; "a pliant young tree" [syn:
bendable, pliable, pliant, waxy]
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biddable
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adj 1: willing to carry out the orders or wishes of another
without protest; "too acquiescent to challenge authority"
[syn: acquiescent, biddable]
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biodegradable
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adj 1: capable of being decomposed by e.g. bacteria; "a
biodegradable detergent"
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combustible
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adj 1: capable of igniting and burning [ant: incombustible,
noncombustible]
n 1: a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power
[syn: combustible, combustible material]
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comestible
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adj 1: suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible,
eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable]
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible,
edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
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comfortable
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adj 1: providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief
(`comfy' is informal); "comfortable clothes";
"comfortable suburban houses"; "made himself comfortable
in an armchair"; "the antihistamine made her feel more
comfortable"; "are you comfortable?"; "feeling comfy
now?" [syn: comfortable, comfy] [ant:
uncomfortable]
2: free from stress or conducive to mental ease; having or
affording peace of mind; "was settled in a comfortable job,
one for which he was well prepared"; "the comfortable thought
that nothing could go wrong"; "was comfortable in his
religious beliefs"; "she's a comfortable person to be with";
"she felt comfortable with her fiance's parents" [ant:
uncomfortable]
3: more than adequate; "the home team had a comfortable lead"
4: sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
5: in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich;
"they were comfortable or even wealthy by some standards";
"easy living"; "a prosperous family"; "his family is well-
situated financially"; "well-to-do members of the community"
[syn: comfortable, easy, prosperous, well-fixed,
well-heeled, well-off, well-situated, well-to-do]
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commendable
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adv 1: in an admirable manner; "the children's responses were
admirably normal" [syn: admirably, laudably,
praiseworthily, commendable]
adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy]
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constable
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n 1: a lawman with less authority and jurisdiction than a
sheriff
2: English landscape painter (1776-1837) [syn: Constable,
John Constable]
3: a police officer of the lowest rank [syn: constable,
police constable]
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contestable
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adj 1: capable of being contested [ant: incontestable,
incontestible]
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credible
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adj 1: capable of being believed; "completely credible
testimony"; "credible information" [syn: credible,
believable] [ant: incredible, unbelievable]
2: (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be
appropriate) credulous; "she was not the...credible fool he
expected"
3: appearing to merit belief or acceptance; "a credible witness"
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defendable
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adj 1: capable of being defended [syn: defendable,
defensible]
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dependable
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adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of
information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: reliable,
dependable] [ant: undependable, unreliable]
2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
honest working stiff"; "a reliable sourcSFLe of information";
"he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
those who trust me" [syn: dependable, honest, reliable,
true(p)]
3: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's
habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: dependable,
rock-steady, steady-going]
4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure investment"
[syn: dependable, good, safe, secure]
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detestable
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adj 1: offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene
massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs";
"repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in
recent novels" [syn: abhorrent, detestable,
obscene, repugnant, repulsive]
2: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of
prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes";
"consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke [syn:
abominable, detestable, execrable, odious]
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discreditable
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adj 1: tending to bring discredit or disrepute; blameworthy;
"his marks were not at all discreditable"
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disreputable
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adj 1: lacking respectability in character or behavior or
appearance [ant: reputable]
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edible
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adj 1: suitable for use as food [syn: edible, comestible,
eatable] [ant: inedible, uneatable]
n 1: any substance that can be used as food [syn: comestible,
edible, eatable, pabulum, victual, victuals]
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equitable
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adj 1: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience;
"equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable
distribution of gifts among the children" [syn:
equitable, just] [ant: inequitable, unjust]
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exhaustible
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adj 1: capable of being used up [ant: inexhaustible]
2: capable of being used up; capable of being exhausted; "our
exhaustible reserves of fossil fuel"
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expandable
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adj 1: able to expand or be expanded [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible]
2: (of gases) capable of expansion [syn: expandable,
expandible, expansible, expansile]
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expendable
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adj 1: suitable to be expended [ant: unexpendable]
2: (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"
[syn: expendable, spendable]
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extendable
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adj 1: capable of being lengthened [syn: extendible,
extendable]
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fordable
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adj 1: shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an
animal or in a vehicle; "the stream was fordable"
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formidable
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adj 1: extremely impressive in strength or excellence; "a
formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable";
"had a formidable array of compositions to his credit";
"the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's
disposal"
2: inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery";
"a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-
clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something
unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall" [syn:
formidable, redoubtable, unnerving]
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gradable
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adj 1: capable of being graded (for quality or rank or size
etc.)
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inaudible
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adj 1: impossible to hear; imperceptible by the ear; "an
inaudible conversation" [syn: inaudible, unhearable]
[ant: audible, hearable]
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incombustible
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adj 1: not capable of igniting and burning [syn:
noncombustible, incombustible] [ant: combustible]
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incontestable
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adj 1: incapable of being contested or disputed [syn:
incontestable, incontestible] [ant: contestable]
2: not open to question; obviously true; "undeniable guilt";
"indisputable evidence of a witness" [syn: incontestable,
indisputable, undisputable]
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incredible
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adj 1: beyond belief or understanding; "at incredible speed";
"the book's plot is simply incredible" [syn:
incredible, unbelievable] [ant: believable,
credible]
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indigestible
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adj 1: digested with difficulty [ant: digestible]
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inedible
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adj 1: not suitable for food [syn: inedible, uneatable]
[ant: comestible, eatable, edible]
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inexhaustible
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adj 1: that cannot be entirely consumed or used up; "an
inexhaustible supply of coal" [syn: inexhaustible,
unlimited]
2: incapable of being entirely consumed or used up; "an
inexhaustible supply of coal" [ant: exhaustible]
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inimitable
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adj 1: defying imitation; matchless; "an inimitable style"
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invertible
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adj 1: having an additive or multiplicative inverse [ant: non-
invertible]
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irritable
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adj 1: easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious
young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
[syn: cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome,
peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy,
testy, tetchy, techy]
2: abnormally sensitive to a stimulus
3: capable of responding to stimuli [syn: excitable,
irritable]
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laudable
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adj 1: worthy of high praise; "applaudable efforts to save the
environment"; "a commendable sense of purpose"; "laudable
motives of improving housing conditions"; "a significant
and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence" [syn:
applaudable, commendable, laudable, praiseworthy]
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mandible
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n 1: the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth
[syn: lower jaw, mandible, mandibula, mandibular
bone, submaxilla, lower jawbone, jawbone, jowl]
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marketable
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adj 1: being in demand by especially employers; "marketable
skills"
2: fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn:
marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable,
vendible]
3: capable of being marketed; "the marketable surplus"
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notable
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adj 1: worthy of notice; "a noteworthy advance in cancer
research" [syn: noteworthy, notable]
2: widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated
musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a
notable historian"; "a renowned painter" [syn: celebrated,
famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable,
noted, renowned]
n 1: a celebrity who is an inspiration to others; "he was host
to a large gathering of luminaries" [syn: luminary,
leading light, guiding light, notable, notability]
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palatable
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adj 1: acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a
palatable solution to the problem" [syn: palatable,
toothsome] [ant: unpalatable]
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persuadable
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adj 1: being susceptible to persuasion [syn: convincible,
persuadable, persuasible, suasible]
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potable
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adj 1: suitable for drinking [syn: drinkable, potable] [ant:
undrinkable]
n 1: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage
order?" [syn: beverage, drink, drinkable, potable]
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profitable
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adj 1: yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation
on the stock market" [ant: unprofitable]
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readable
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adj 1: easily deciphered [syn: clear, decipherable,
readable]
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reputable
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adj 1: having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a
reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine" [ant:
disreputable]
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resistible
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adj 1: capable of being resisted or withstood or frustrated; "a
resistible attack"; "such resistible temptations" [ant:
irresistible, resistless]
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revertible
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adj 1: to be returned to the former owner or that owner's heirs
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suggestible
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adj 1: susceptible or responsive to suggestion; "suggestible
young minds"
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unavoidable
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adj 1: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion";
"an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident" [syn:
ineluctable, inescapable, unavoidable]
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uncharitable
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adj 1: lacking love and generosity; "all pious words and
uncharitable deeds"- Charles Reade [ant: charitable]
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uncomfortable
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adj 1: conducive to or feeling mental discomfort; "this kind of
life can prove disruptive and uncomfortable"; "the
uncomfortable truth"; "grew uncomfortable beneath his
appraising eye"; "an uncomfortable way of surprising me
just when I felt surest"; "the teacher's presence at the
conference made the child very uncomfortable" [ant:
comfortable]
2: providing or experiencing physical discomfort; "an
uncomfortable chair"; "an uncomfortable day in the hot sun"
[ant: comfortable, comfy]
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unconvertible
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adj 1: used especially of currencies; incapable of being
exchanged for or replaced by another currency of equal
value [syn: inconvertible, unconvertible,
unexchangeable] [ant: convertible, exchangeable]
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unpalatable
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adj 1: not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an
unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable
behavior" [ant: palatable, toothsome]
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unprofitable
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adj 1: producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits
abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" [ant:
profitable]
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unreadable
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adj 1: not easily deciphered; "indecipherable handwriting" [syn:
indecipherable, unclear, undecipherable,
unreadable]
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vegetable
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n 1: edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers
or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
[syn: vegetable, veggie, veg]
2: any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible
part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of
spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of
broccoli or cauliflower
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vendible
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adj 1: fit to be offered for sale; "marketable produce" [syn:
marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable,
vendible]
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veritable
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adj 1: often used as intensifiers; "a regular morass of
details"; "a regular nincompoop"; "he's a veritable
swine" [syn: regular(a), veritable(a)]
2: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona
fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs
taken in a veritable bull ring" [syn: authentic, bona
fide, unquestionable, veritable]
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spendable
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adj 1: (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"
[syn: expendable, spendable]
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voidable
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adj 1: capable of being rescinded or voided; "the judgment was
rescindable"; "voidable contracts" [syn: rescindable,
voidable]
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cogitable
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adj 1: capable of being thought about; "space flight to other
galaxies becomes more cogitable" [syn: cogitable,
ponderable]
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unmarketable
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adj 1: not fit for sale [syn: unmarketable, unmerchantable,
unvendible]
2: not capable of being sold
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arrestable
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beddable
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corrodible
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decidable
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degradable
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demandable
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descendible
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evadable
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excludable
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findable
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forfeitable
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guidable
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hereditable
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includable
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limitable
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testable
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tradable
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trustable
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recordable
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unaffordable
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beall
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wadable
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unbiddable
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votable
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dunstable
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pleadable
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unfordable
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excogitable
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insertable
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spreadable
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