abusable

English

Etymology

abuse +‎ -able

Pronunciation

Adjective

abusable (comparative more abusable, superlative most abusable)

  1. Capable of being abused. [First attested in the mid 17th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 10

Further reading

  • abusable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • abusable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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