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shrinkable

shrinkable adjective: capable of being made to shrink.

Adjective

shrinkable (comparative more shrinkable, superlative most shrinkable)

  1. Capable of being made to shrink.
    • Be careful washing that new shirt. It's shrinkable.

Forms of shrinkable

comparativemore shrinkable
superlativemost shrinkable

Origin of shrinkable

From shrink + -able.

Words formed from shrinkable

Questions about shrinkable

What does shrinkable mean?
Shrinkable means capable of being made to shrink.
What part of speech is shrinkable?
Shrinkable is an adjective.

Words near shrinkable in the dictionary

  1. shrink-wrap licenses
  2. shrink-wrapped
  3. shrink-wrapping
  4. shrink-wraps
  5. shrinkability
  6. shrinkable
  7. shrinkage
  8. shrinkageproof
  9. shrinkages
  10. shrinkband
  11. shrinke

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