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derailable

derailable adjective: capable of being derailed.

Adjective

derailable (comparative more derailable, superlative most derailable)

  1. Capable of being derailed.

Forms of derailable

comparativemore derailable
superlativemost derailable

Origin of derailable

From derail + -able.

Words formed from derailable

Questions about derailable

What does derailable mean?
Derailable means capable of being derailed.
What part of speech is derailable?
Derailable is an adjective.

Words near derailable in the dictionary

  1. deraign
  2. deraigned
  3. deraigning
  4. deraigns
  5. derail
  6. derailable
  7. derailed
  8. derailer
  9. derailers
  10. derailing
  11. derailings

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