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commandable

commandable adjective: capable of being commanded.

Adjective

commandable (comparative more commandable, superlative most commandable)

  1. Capable of being commanded.
    • According to this argument, love is an emotion and emotions are not commandable.2009, Martha Fineman, Karen Worthington, What is right for children?

Forms of commandable

comparativemore commandable
superlativemost commandable

Origin of commandable

From Middle English comaundable (which see for more). By surface analysis, command + -able.

Words formed from commandable

Questions about commandable

What does commandable mean?
Commandable means capable of being commanded.
What part of speech is commandable?
Commandable is an adjective.

Words near commandable in the dictionary

  1. command-line interpreters
  2. command-lined
  3. command-lines
  4. command-lining
  5. commandability
  6. commandable
  7. commandancy
  8. commandant
  9. commandant-general
  10. commandante
  11. commandants

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