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oathable

oathable adjective: capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.

Adjective

oathable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.
    • You're not oathable, Altho' I know you'll swear Into strong shudders th' immortal godsc. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Origin of oathable

From oath + -able.

Questions about oathable

What does oathable mean?
Oathable means capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.
What part of speech is oathable?
Oathable is an adjective.

Words near oathable in the dictionary

  1. oath-helper
  2. oath-helpers
  3. oath-helping
  4. oath-ring
  5. oath-rings
  6. oathable
  7. oathbound
  8. oathbreach
  9. oathbreaches
  10. oathbreaker
  11. oathbreakers

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