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scrubbable

scrubbable adjective: suitable for being scrubbed.

Adjective

scrubbable (comparative more scrubbable, superlative most scrubbable)

  1. Suitable for being scrubbed.
    • […] a Polyvinyl-Acetate paint that gives a lustrous satin finish plus a durable, scrubbable surface. No messy clean-up jobs.1958 March 24, LIFE, volume 44, number 12, page 11

Forms of scrubbable

comparativemore scrubbable
superlativemost scrubbable

Origin of scrubbable

From scrub + -able.

Questions about scrubbable

What does scrubbable mean?
Scrubbable means suitable for being scrubbed.
What part of speech is scrubbable?
Scrubbable is an adjective.

Words near scrubbable in the dictionary

  1. scrub wallabies
  2. scrub wallaby
  3. scrub wren
  4. scrub wrens
  5. scrubbability
  6. scrubbable
  7. scrubbed
  8. scrubbed down
  9. scrubbed in
  10. scrubbed out
  11. scrubbed up

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