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hissable

hissable adjective: capable of being pronounced with a hiss.

Adjective

hissable (comparative more hissable, superlative most hissable)

  1. (colloquial) Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.
    • Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable.2015, Cathy Elliott, A Stitch in Crime
  2. (colloquial) Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.
    • The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors.1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 29

Forms of hissable

comparativemore hissable
superlativemost hissable

Origin of hissable

From hiss + -able.

Questions about hissable

What does hissable mean?
Hissable means capable of being pronounced with a hiss.
What part of speech is hissable?
Hissable is an adjective.

Words near hissable in the dictionary

  1. hispis
  2. hispoid
  3. hispoids
  4. hiss
  5. hiss-and-tell
  6. hissable
  7. Hissarlik
  8. hissed
  9. hisself
  10. hissen
  11. hisser

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