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decriable

decriable adjective: worthy of being decried; condemnable.

Adjective

decriable (comparative more decriable, superlative most decriable)

  1. Worthy of being decried; condemnable.
    • "By taking this action, the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen has proven itself a leader in a commendable move to end the present decriable economic depression. […]1931, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen's Magazine, volume 91, page 196
    • This discounting of the future as, in effect, an externality, like the environment and the poor, remains one of the most decriable aspects of current economic theory, brushed aside from the time of Adam Smith onward with the cold caveat that "every individual . . . intends only his own gain" […]1977, The Ecologist, page 276

Forms of decriable

comparativemore decriable
superlativemost decriable

Origin of decriable

From decry + -able.

Questions about decriable

What does decriable mean?
Decriable means worthy of being decried; condemnable.
What part of speech is decriable?
Decriable is an adjective.

Words near decriable in the dictionary

  1. Decreus
  2. decrew
  3. decrewed
  4. decrewing
  5. decrews
  6. decriable
  7. decrial
  8. decrials
  9. decried
  10. decrier
  11. decriers

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