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teasably

teasably adverb: in a teasable manner; so as to be susceptible to teasing.

Adverb

teasably (comparative more teasably, superlative most teasably)

  1. In a teasable manner; so as to be susceptible to teasing.
    • I didn't know who he was except that he looked very teasably young.quoted in 2007, Robert Frost, Mark Richardson, The Notebooks of Robert Frost (page 185)

Forms of teasably

comparativemore teasably
superlativemost teasably

Origin of teasably

From teasable + -ly.

Questions about teasably

What does teasably mean?
Teasably means in a teasable manner; so as to be susceptible to teasing.
What part of speech is teasably?
Teasably is an adverb.

Words near teasably in the dictionary

  1. teartness
  2. teary
  3. teary-eyed
  4. teas
  5. teasable
  6. teasably
  7. Teasdale
  8. Teasdales
  9. tease
  10. tease and blues
  11. tease apart

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