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paddleable

paddleable adjective: able to be paddled.

Adjective

paddleable (comparative more paddleable, superlative most paddleable)

  1. Able to be paddled.
    • The ferry boat is too big to be paddleable in any practical sense; reliable engine power is crucial.
    Antonyms:
    unpaddleable
  2. Able to be navigated by paddling a boat.
    • This creek is too small to be paddleable in any practical sense; portage is the sensible option.
    Antonyms:
    unpaddleable

Antonyms of paddleable

  • unpaddleable

Forms of paddleable

comparativemore paddleable
superlativemost paddleable

Origin of paddleable

From paddle + -able.

Questions about paddleable

What does paddleable mean?
Paddleable means able to be paddled.
What part of speech is paddleable?
Paddleable is an adjective.

Words near paddleable in the dictionary

  1. paddle-staffs
  2. paddle-staves
  3. paddle-tailed newt
  4. paddle-tailed newts
  5. paddleability
  6. paddleable
  7. paddleball
  8. paddleballs
  9. paddleboard
  10. paddleboarder
  11. paddleboarders

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