Definitions
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- adjective Capable of being
banished . - adjective Incurring
banishment .
Etymologies
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banish + -able
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Examples
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Maybe work-life balance is what The Huffington Post referred to as a “banishable buzzword.”
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There's a barbarous and improper word, an ill-sounding word; upon my honour, a word without dignity or merit and banishable from polite speech.
Clementina 1906
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Since it is a banishable offense to possess a radio, no one knows what’s going on in the rest of the world.
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