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stewable

stewable adjective: suitable for stewing.

Adjective

stewable (comparative more stewable, superlative most stewable)

  1. Suitable for stewing.
    • Stock, in its composition, is not confined to the above receipt; any meats or bones, stewable, will be useful in the stock-pot[…]1857, How to make a home and feed a family, page 38

Forms of stewable

comparativemore stewable
superlativemost stewable

Origin of stewable

From stew + -able.

Questions about stewable

What does stewable mean?
Stewable means suitable for stewing.
What part of speech is stewable?
Stewable is an adjective.

Words near stewable in the dictionary

  1. stew on a shingle
  2. stew pond
  3. stew ponds
  4. stew up
  5. stew-pée
  6. stewable
  7. steward
  8. stewarded
  9. stewardess
  10. stewardesses
  11. stewardii

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