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prescribable

prescribable adjective: capable of being prescribed.

Adjective

prescribable (comparative more prescribable, superlative most prescribable)

  1. Capable of being prescribed.
    • Illegal drugs are not prescribable by doctors.

Forms of prescribable

comparativemore prescribable
superlativemost prescribable

Origin of prescribable

From prescribe + -able.

Words formed from prescribable

Questions about prescribable

What does prescribable mean?
Prescribable means capable of being prescribed.
What part of speech is prescribable?
Prescribable is an adjective.

Words near prescribable in the dictionary

  1. prescreened
  2. prescreening
  3. prescreenings
  4. prescreens
  5. prescribability
  6. prescribable
  7. prescribe
  8. prescribed
  9. prescribed burn
  10. prescribed burning
  11. prescribed burns

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