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gnawable

gnawable adjective: capable of being gnawed.

Adjective

gnawable (comparative more gnawable, superlative most gnawable)

  1. Capable of being gnawed.
    • Each chop contained a few small gnawable bones, and plenty of velvety meat that would slip right off them after a long, gentle braise.2007 February 21, Melissa Clark, “Winter’s Stew Infused With Summer”, in New York Times

Forms of gnawable

comparativemore gnawable
superlativemost gnawable

Origin of gnawable

From gnaw + -able.

Words formed from gnawable

Questions about gnawable

What does gnawable mean?
Gnawable means capable of being gnawed.
What part of speech is gnawable?
Gnawable is an adjective.

Words near gnawable in the dictionary

  1. gnaurs
  2. Gnaviyani
  3. gnaw
  4. gnaw someone's vitals
  5. Gnawa
  6. gnawable
  7. Gnawas
  8. gnawed
  9. gnawed someone's vitals
  10. gnawer
  11. gnawers

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