Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thumbable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thum-bable
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being handled, manipulated, or operated with a thumb or thumbs.

adj

Compellingly readable or easy to thumb through.

Example Sentences

"The backlit monochrome screen is easy to see, and we found the thumbable keyboard easier to type on than earlier BlackBerry models."
"It is for these things that we give the "Diary" a place of honor among thumbable volumes on our shelves."
"Only London's finest collection of comfortable, thumbable antiquarian books, I thought, as I watched him sink into a chair near the empty fireplace."

Etymology

From thumb + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: thumb

Inflected Forms

more thumbable (comparative) most thumbable (superlative)

Questions

What does thumbable mean?: Capable of being handled, manipulated, or operated with a thumb or thumbs.
Where does thumbable come from?: From thumb + -able.

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