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cherishable

cherishable adjective: capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.

Adjective

cherishable (comparative more cherishable, superlative most cherishable)

  1. Capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
    • Building a cherishable memory is equally necessary in divorce situations.1983, Kenneth R. Mitchell, Herbert Anderson, All Our Losses, All Our Griefs: Resources for Pastoral Care, page 128
    • Those of us who carry HIV around owe more than a bit of gratitude to Paul Monette, who makes a person living with AIDS not only a reliable narrator, but a cherishable character, and, for Christ's sake, a love interest.1991 May 4, Walta Borawksi, “A Sort of Homecoming”, in Gay Community News, page 9

Forms of cherishable

comparativemore cherishable
superlativemost cherishable

Origin of cherishable

From cherish + -able.

Words formed from cherishable

Questions about cherishable

What does cherishable mean?
Cherishable means capable of, or suitable for, being cherished.
What part of speech is cherishable?
Cherishable is an adjective.

Words near cherishable in the dictionary

  1. Cheringhee
  2. Cherington
  3. Cherise
  4. cherish
  5. cherish a snake in one's bosom
  6. cherishable
  7. cherishably
  8. cherished
  9. cherished a snake in one's bosom
  10. cherisher
  11. cherishers

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