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deterrable

deterrable adjective: capable of being deterred.

Adjective

deterrable (comparative more deterrable, superlative most deterrable)

  1. Capable of being deterred.

Forms of deterrable

comparativemore deterrable
superlativemost deterrable

Origin of deterrable

From deter + -able.

Words formed from deterrable

Questions about deterrable

What does deterrable mean?
Deterrable means capable of being deterred.
What part of speech is deterrable?
Deterrable is an adjective.

Words near deterrable in the dictionary

  1. determinologisation
  2. determinologization
  3. determins
  4. deterr
  5. deterrability
  6. deterrable
  7. deterration
  8. deterrations
  9. deterred
  10. deterrence
  11. deterrences

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