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illustrable

illustrable adjective: capable of illustration.

Adjective

illustrable (comparative more illustrable, superlative most illustrable)

  1. Capable of illustration.
    • Mechanicks make uſe hereof in forcipall Organs, and Inſtruments of Inciſion; vvherein vvho can but magnifie the povver of decuſſation, inſervient to contrary ends, ſolution and conſolidation, union, and diviſion, illuſtrable from Ariſtotle in the old Nucifragium or Nutcracker, and the Inſtruments...1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter II.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, pages 112–113
    Synonyms:
    illustratable

Synonyms of illustrable

Forms of illustrable

comparativemore illustrable
superlativemost illustrable

Origin of illustrable

From illustrate + -able, imitating a pattern of omitting -ate when adding -able, a pattern probably derived from words derived from Latin adjectives that are derived from Latin verbs which entered English via a form derived from the past participle.

Questions about illustrable

What does illustrable mean?
Illustrable means capable of illustration.
What part of speech is illustrable?
Illustrable is an adjective.

Words near illustrable in the dictionary

  1. illusoriness
  2. illusory
  3. illust
  4. illust.
  5. illuster
  6. illustrable
  7. illustratable
  8. illustrate
  9. illustrated
  10. illustrated song
  11. illustrated songs

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