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stoppable

stoppable adjective: capable of being stopped.

Adjective

stoppable (comparative more stoppable, superlative most stoppable)

  1. Capable of being stopped.
    • That is why some say that Mr. Stewart is the toughest and least stoppable fullback in the oil field.1927 March 14, “Chesty Child”, in TIME, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2010
    • “All the goals were stoppable,” Dave Jones, the Wolves manager, said.2003 December 15, Bill Edgar, “Wolves' plight worsens”, in Times Online, UK

Antonyms of stoppable

Forms of stoppable

comparativemore stoppable
superlativemost stoppable

Origin of stoppable

From stop + -able.

Words formed from stoppable

Words that rhyme with stoppable

Questions about stoppable

What does stoppable mean?
Stoppable means capable of being stopped.
What part of speech is stoppable?
Stoppable is an adjective.

Words near stoppable in the dictionary

  1. stopover
  2. stopovers
  3. Stopp
  4. stopp'd
  5. stoppability
  6. stoppable
  7. stoppage
  8. stoppage time
  9. stoppage times
  10. stoppages
  11. stoppaniite

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