Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Worthy or capable of being wished for; desirable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable.
Etymologies
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wish + -able
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Examples
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If I did not provide Fanny with every wearable -- every wishable, indeed, -- it would not vex me to be served so; but to see the impossibility of compensating for the pleasures of
Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Hester Lynch Piozzi 1781
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And I'll be dayemed, if it wasn't my husband, nudging me awake from one of the most fun, memorable, wishable dreams I've had in a long, long time! read more » recent comments:
Chattablogs 2009
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