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stressable

stressable adjective: capable of being stressed, or emphasized in speech.

Adjective

stressable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being stressed, or emphasized in speech.
  2. Of construction materials, able to be subject to physical stress.

Origin of stressable

From stress + -able.

Words formed from stressable

Questions about stressable

What does stressable mean?
Stressable means capable of being stressed, or emphasized in speech.
What part of speech is stressable?
Stressable is an adjective.

Words near stressable in the dictionary

  1. stress-accents
  2. stress-free
  3. stress-timed
  4. stress-wise
  5. stressability
  6. stressable
  7. stressaholic
  8. stressaholics
  9. stressbuster
  10. stressbusters
  11. stressbusting

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