Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See -ble.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- See
-able .
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- suffix An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning:
Etymologies
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Examples
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And when God is ticked, “tear”-ible things happen.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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It might not have been so “tear”-ible if Rehoboam and Jeroboam had been obedient to God, but, sadly, that was not the case.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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And when God is ticked, “tear”-ible things happen.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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It might not have been so “tear”-ible if Rehoboam and Jeroboam had been obedient to God, but, sadly, that was not the case.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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A “Tear”-ible Thing: Ahijah Tears Up His Cloak to Signify the End of the United Kingdom of Israel 1 Kings 11:26–40
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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A “Tear”-ible Thing: Ahijah Tears Up His Cloak to Signify the End of the United Kingdom of Israel 1 Kings 11:26–40
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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Ahijah’s “tear”-ible prophecy is in 1 Kings 11:26–40.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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Ahijah’s “tear”-ible prophecy is in 1 Kings 11:26–40.
Saints & Scoundrels of the Bible Linda Chaffee Taylor 2008
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