Speakur

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abusable

/əˈbju.zə.bl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
abus-able
IPA
/əˈbju.zə.bl̩/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being abused.

Etymology

Etymology tree English abuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abusable From abuse + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbju.zə.bl̩/
  • British English: /əˈbjuː.zə.bl̩/

Inflected Forms

more abusable (comparative) most abusable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonabusable

Questions

How do you pronounce abusable?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbju.zə.bl̩/.
What does abusable mean?
Capable of being abused.
Where does abusable come from?
Etymology tree English abuse Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abusable From abuse + -able.

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