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occasionable

/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/

occasionable adjective: capable of being occasioned or caused.

Adjective

occasionable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being occasioned or caused
    • this practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by men's hard opinionsa. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
  2. (archaic) occasional
    • occasionable table
    • Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New...

Origin of occasionable

From occasion + -able.

Words formed from occasionable

Questions about occasionable

What does occasionable mean?
Occasionable means capable of being occasioned or caused.
What part of speech is occasionable?
Occasionable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce occasionable?
Occasionable is pronounced /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/.

Words near occasionable in the dictionary

  1. occamy
  2. Occaneechi
  3. occashun
  4. occashuns
  5. occasion
  6. occasionable
  7. occasionably
  8. occasional
  9. occasional bookcase
  10. occasional bookcases
  11. occasional furniture

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