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qualifiable

qualifiable adjective: able to become qualified for something.

Adjective

qualifiable (comparative more qualifiable, superlative most qualifiable)

  1. Able to become qualified for something.
    • Old entrance requirements which had screened out all but the most highly qualified were revised to include all those who could be considered qualifiable with standard on-the-job-training.1970 September, Black Enterprise, page 45
  2. Able to be modified, limited or restricted.
    • Each consonant symbol in the shorthand is qualifiable with various vowel markers.

Forms of qualifiable

comparativemore qualifiable
superlativemost qualifiable

Origin of qualifiable

From qualify + -able.

Questions about qualifiable

What does qualifiable mean?
Qualifiable means able to become qualified for something.
What part of speech is qualifiable?
Qualifiable is an adjective.

Words near qualifiable in the dictionary

  1. qualia
  2. Qualicum
  3. qualie
  4. qualies
  5. qualifiability
  6. qualifiable
  7. qualifiably
  8. qualification
  9. qualifications
  10. qualificative
  11. qualificatives

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