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construable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-stru-able
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That may be construed.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more construable (comparative) most construable (superlative)

Derived Forms

construably inconstruable nonconstruable unconstruable

Frequently Paired Words

construal

Synonyms

portrayable

Antonyms

inconstruable nonconstruable unconstruable unportrayable

Questions

What does construable mean?
That may be construed.
Where does construable come from?
Etymology tree English construe Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English construable From construe + -able.

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