Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable or admitting of being compared; like.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Admitting of being compared; like.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete
comparable ;alike
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
resemble + -able
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Examples
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Mother and Worke-mistresse of all, by continuall motion of the heavens; but hee by his pen and pensell could perfectly portrait; shaping them all so truly alike and resemblable, that they were taken for the reall matters indeede; and, whether they were present or no, there was hardly any possibility of their distinguishing.
The Decameron 2004
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Christ's wounds, thou didst appear resemblable to Him in His passion; wherefore being gathered together we dutifully honour thine, O glorious apostle, all-festive memory and harmoniously vociferate unto thee:
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