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tarnishable

tarnishable adjective: capable of becoming tarnished.

Adjective

tarnishable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of becoming tarnished.
    • a tarnishable surface

Antonyms of tarnishable

Origin of tarnishable

From tarnish + -able.

Questions about tarnishable

What does tarnishable mean?
Tarnishable means capable of becoming tarnished.
What part of speech is tarnishable?
Tarnishable is an adjective.

Words near tarnishable in the dictionary

  1. tarnation
  2. tarnations
  3. Tarneit
  4. Tarneit Plains
  5. tarnish
  6. tarnishable
  7. tarnished
  8. tarnished plant bug
  9. tarnished plant bugs
  10. tarnisher
  11. tarnishers

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