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temptable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
tempt-able
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English temptable, probably from Old French temptable, variant of tentable; compare Latin tentābilis; equivalent to tempt + -able.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more temptable (comparative) most temptable (superlative)

Derived Forms

temptableness untemptable

Questions

What does temptable mean?
Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted.
Where does temptable come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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