abusable

English

Etymology

abuse +‎ -able

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈbjuː.zə.bl̩/
(US) IPA^(key): /əˈbju.zə.bl̩/

Adjective

abusable (comparative more abusable, superlative most abusable)

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

Translations

capable of being abused

Portuguese: abusável

References

“abusable” in Lesley Brown, editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Further reading

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

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