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tellable

tellable adjective: that may be told.

Adjective

tellable (comparative more tellable, superlative most tellable)

  1. That may be told

Forms of tellable

comparativemore tellable
superlativemost tellable

Origin of tellable

From Middle English tellabyll; equivalent to tell + -able.

Words formed from tellable

Questions about tellable

What does tellable mean?
Tellable means that may be told.
What part of speech is tellable?
Tellable is an adjective.

Words near tellable in the dictionary

  1. tell-truth
  2. tell-truths
  3. tell-worthy
  4. tella
  5. tellability
  6. tellable
  7. Tellado
  8. Tellados
  9. tellane
  10. tellanes
  11. tellarium

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