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shaveable

shaveable adjective: capable of being (easily) shaved.

Adjective

shaveable (comparative more shaveable, superlative most shaveable)

  1. Capable of being (easily) shaved.
    • For my part, I think we ought to rejoice that this same beard is of real tangible shaveable hair.1863, Jemima Montgomery Tautphoeus, At Odds: Volume 2, page 253
    • In this new decade, diapers morphed into status symbols. The industry became overrun with a new generation of marketing geniuses. Youngsters not yet of a shaveable age,^([sic]) spewed forth designer diapers with the regularity of Old Faithful.2001, Kim Bolton, Chris Wave, Conversations at the Girlville Diner

Forms of shaveable

comparativemore shaveable
superlativemost shaveable

Origin of shaveable

From shave + -able.

Questions about shaveable

What does shaveable mean?
Shaveable means capable of being (easily) shaved.
What part of speech is shaveable?
Shaveable is an adjective.

Words near shaveable in the dictionary

  1. shave stick
  2. shave sticks
  3. shave up
  4. shave-hook
  5. shave-hooks
  6. shaveable
  7. shaved
  8. shaved ice
  9. shaved ices
  10. shaved up
  11. shavee

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