abolishable

English

Etymology

abolish +‎ -able. Compare French abolissable.

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɑl.ɪʃ.ə.bl̩/, /əˈbɑl.əʃ.ə.bl̩/

Adjective

abolishable (comparative more abolishable, superlative most abolishable)

  1. Capable of being abolished. [First attested from the mid 17th century.][1]

Translations

References
  1. “abolishable” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 6.
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