Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Liable to waste.
- Wasteful.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word wastable.
Examples
-
The bones were clothed with flesh and blood, the "wastable country verament" (as the dullest of the Graal chroniclers says in a phrase that applies capitally to his own work) blossomed with flower and fruit.
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
-
[T] hyne ale .v. dayes old er þow s {er} ue it abowt, for ale þat is newe is wastable w {i} t {h} - owteñ dowt:
Early English Meals and Manners Frederick James Furnivall 1867
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.