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astonishable

astonishable adjective: astonishing.

Adjective

astonishable (comparative more astonishable, superlative most astonishable)

  1. (obsolete) Astonishing.
  2. Susceptible to being astonished; shockable.
    • These are good times for the astonishable reading public.2007 January 21, Joe Queenan, “Astonish Me”, in New York Times

Forms of astonishable

comparativemore astonishable
superlativemost astonishable

Origin of astonishable

From astonish + -able.

Words formed from astonishable

Questions about astonishable

What does astonishable mean?
Astonishable means astonishing.
What part of speech is astonishable?
Astonishable is an adjective.

Words near astonishable in the dictionary

  1. astonied
  2. astoniedness
  3. astonies
  4. astoning
  5. astonish
  6. astonishable
  7. astonished
  8. astonishedly
  9. astonishedness
  10. astonisher
  11. astonishers

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