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backable

backable adjective: that can or should be backed, or supported in a contest.

Adjective

backable (comparative more backable, superlative most backable)

  1. That can or should be backed, or supported in a contest.
    • an eminently backable candidate

Forms of backable

comparativemore backable
superlativemost backable

Origin of backable

From back + -able.

Words formed from backable

Questions about backable

What does backable mean?
Backable means that can or should be backed, or supported in a contest.
What part of speech is backable?
Backable is an adjective.

Words near backable in the dictionary

  1. back-ups
  2. back-washable
  3. back-water
  4. back-waters
  5. backa
  6. backable
  7. backabush
  8. backache
  9. backaches
  10. backachey
  11. backaching

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