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manable

manable adjective: marriageable; weddable.

Adjective

manable (comparative more manable, superlative most manable)

  1. (obsolete) marriageable; weddable
    • A pile on ye, won't you! had you not been so manable, here are some would have saved you that labour.1607, Thomas Middleton, The Familie of Love

Forms of manable

comparativemore manable
superlativemost manable

Origin of manable

From man + -able?

Questions about manable

What does manable mean?
Manable means marriageable; weddable.
What part of speech is manable?
Manable is an adjective.

Words near manable in the dictionary

  1. mana-wove
  2. mana-woven
  3. Manabat
  4. Manabats
  5. Manabe
  6. manable
  7. manablins
  8. Manabo
  9. Manabozho
  10. Manabí
  11. manaca

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