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stonable

stonable adjective: punishable by stoning.

Adjective

stonable (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Punishable by stoning.
    • He is drawing attention to the idea that the works he has done have been good, with the implication that to justify stoning his accusers would have to pick one of his good acts and show it to be a stonable offence.2015, Michael L. Free, CBT and Christianity, page 102

Origin of stonable

From stone + -able.

Questions about stonable

What does stonable mean?
Stonable means punishable by stoning.
What part of speech is stonable?
Stonable is an adjective.

Words near stonable in the dictionary

  1. stomps on
  2. stomps out
  3. stompy
  4. Ston
  5. Ston Easton
  6. stonable
  7. stond
  8. stonds
  9. stone
  10. stone age
  11. Stone Age diet

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