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frightable

frightable adjective: capable of being frightened.

Adjective

frightable (comparative more frightable, superlative most frightable)

  1. (obsolete) Capable of being frightened.

Forms of frightable

comparativemore frightable
superlativemost frightable

Origin of frightable

From fright + -able.

Questions about frightable

What does frightable mean?
Frightable means capable of being frightened.
What part of speech is frightable?
Frightable is an adjective.

Words near frightable in the dictionary

  1. fright disease
  2. fright wig
  3. fright wigs
  4. fright-wig
  5. fright-wigs
  6. frightable
  7. frighted
  8. frighten
  9. frighten the horses
  10. frighten the life out of someone
  11. frighten the piss out of

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