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ageable

ageable adjective: capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.

Adjective

ageable (comparative more ageable, superlative most ageable)

  1. Capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
    • An ageable wine with great character and poise.2009, Wine Enthusiast, volume 23, numbers 1-7, page 91
  2. (dated, dialectal, informal) Getting on in years; fairly old.
    • I received your letter by the bearer, and in reply to it I have to state that my father is an ageable man now, and not able to attend to the time appointed by your Honour.1842, Great Britain. Parliament, House of Commons Papers, volume 12, page 456
    • She looked like an ageable woman but Wes was young and supple as a boy.1932, Julia Mood Peterkin, Bright Skin, page 39

Forms of ageable

comparativemore ageable
superlativemost ageable

Origin of ageable

From age + -able.

Words formed from ageable

Questions about ageable

What does ageable mean?
Ageable means capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
What part of speech is ageable?
Ageable is an adjective.

Words near ageable in the dictionary

  1. age-old
  2. age-reversal
  3. age-standardization
  4. age-standardizations
  5. ageability
  6. ageable
  7. agean
  8. Agecroft
  9. aged
  10. aged care
  11. aged in place

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