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exterminable

exterminable adjective: capable of being exterminated.

Adjective

exterminable (comparative more exterminable, superlative most exterminable)

  1. Capable of being exterminated.
    • The House Sparrow is no longer exterminable, but he may be, must be kept within bounds.1909, William Leon Dawson, John Hooper Bowles, The Birds of Washington, page 99
    Synonyms:
    exterminatable

Synonyms of exterminable

Forms of exterminable

comparativemore exterminable
superlativemost exterminable

Origin of exterminable

From Latin exterminabilis (“that may be destroyed”).

Words formed from exterminable

Questions about exterminable

What does exterminable mean?
Exterminable means capable of being exterminated.
What part of speech is exterminable?
Exterminable is an adjective.

Words near exterminable in the dictionary

  1. exteriorness
  2. exteriors
  3. exteriour
  4. exteriourly
  5. exteriours
  6. exterminable
  7. exterminatable
  8. exterminate
  9. exterminated
  10. exterminates
  11. exterminating

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