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pilferable

pilferable adjective: that can be pilfered.

Adjective

pilferable (comparative more pilferable, superlative most pilferable)

  1. that can be pilfered
    • In 2001 the Navy modified its policy concerning pilferable property by changing the definition of what it considered pilferable property.

Forms of pilferable

comparativemore pilferable
superlativemost pilferable

Origin of pilferable

From pilfer + -able.

Questions about pilferable

What does pilferable mean?
Pilferable means that can be pilfered.
What part of speech is pilferable?
Pilferable is an adjective.

Words near pilferable in the dictionary

  1. pileworm
  2. pileworms
  3. pilewort
  4. pileworts
  5. pilfer
  6. pilferable
  7. pilferage
  8. pilferages
  9. pilfered
  10. pilferer
  11. pilferers

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