Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being bruised; friable.
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- adjective Susceptible to bruising; capable of being
bruised .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Blistering and skinning them of their bruisable rind, exposing a seedless kernel.
E (novel extract) 2010
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Teachers are are infact human beings though with bruisable egos so lots o' diplomatic gymnastics might be in order.
Angry Professor's Chicken Kiev. Angry Professor 2008
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While measuring and shaking or stirring, he was expected to say a few words to the audience about his proportions and whether or not he believed that gin was bruisable.
WASN'T THE GRASS GREENER A Curmudgeon's Fond Memories Holland, Barbara 1999
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Soul is more bruisable than flesh, and Julia was wounded in every fibre of her spirit.
The Reckoning 1902
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Soul is more bruisable than flesh, and Julia was wounded in every fibre of her spirit.
The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton — Part 2 Edith Wharton 1899
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