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painable

painable adjective: painful.

Adjective

painable (comparative more painable, superlative most painable)

  1. (obsolete) Painful.
    • The manacles of Astyages were not […] the less weighty and paynable for being composed of gold or silver.1649, John Evelyn, Of Liberty and Servitude

Synonyms of painable

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Forms of painable

comparativemore painable
superlativemost painable

Origin of painable

From pain + -able. Compare French pénible.

Questions about painable

What does painable mean?
Painable means painful.
What part of speech is painable?
Painable is an adjective.

Words near painable in the dictionary

  1. pain thresholds
  2. pain-free
  3. pain-making
  4. pain-racked
  5. pain-relieving
  6. painable
  7. painal
  8. painch
  9. painches
  10. paindemain
  11. paindoo

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