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diggable

diggable adjective: possible and (especially) feasible to dig physically.

Adjective (1)

diggable (comparative more diggable, superlative most diggable)

  1. Possible and (especially) feasible to dig physically.
    • The rocky soil was diggable, but only with difficulty.
    • Though there seemed to be some “diggable” places, Dr. Levinthal said that the project scientists “might decide to look around” for alternate sampling sites.1976 July 24, John Noble Wilford, “SCIENTISTS FEEL THEY CAN FIX ARM ON VIKING LANDER”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    excavatable
    Antonyms:
    undiggable
  2. (uncommon) Worthy of digging (appreciating and enjoying).
    • Near-synonyms: appreciable, enjoyable
    • Yeah, their jazz is diggable, but they leave something on the table by not getting funkier with the horns.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Diggable

Diggable (comparative more Diggable, superlative most Diggable)

  1. (Internet) Suitable for the American news aggregator Digg.
    • Under the new policy, the big fat yellow button that turns a mouse click into a Digg vote will be dropped from posts that simply link to other sites. Only original content will be easily Diggable. (Every news article on NYTimes.com has a share tool with Digg as one of the options; blog posts like...2007 June 14, Mike Nizza, “Thou Shalt Not Digg Thyself”, in The New York Times

Synonyms of diggable

Antonyms

Forms of diggable

comparativemore diggable
superlativemost diggable
comparativemore Diggable
superlativemost Diggable

Origin of diggable

From dig + -able.

From Digg + -able.

Words formed from diggable

Questions about diggable

What does diggable mean?
Diggable means possible and (especially) feasible to dig physically.
What part of speech is diggable?
Diggable is an adjective.

Words near diggable in the dictionary

  1. digestory
  2. digests
  3. digesture
  4. digg
  5. diggability
  6. diggable
  7. digged
  8. diggedst
  9. Diggens
  10. digger
  11. digger bee

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