punishable
/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.30 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
Example Sentences
- "Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100."
- "Wearing a face covering also remains a requirement on all Transport for London services, where it has become a Condition of Carriage. This means that while non-compliance is no longer a criminal offence and punishable with a fine, passengers can still be asked to leave or prevented from boarding."
- "In Virginia, as in most of the country, jaywalking has long been punishable by a fine but very rarely enforced. A penalty that is invoked sporadically and capriciously is not fair to those who get socked with it, as state and federal courts have declared many times."
- "Texas law treats evading arrest det w/veh as a serious offense. It often begins as a state jail felony, punishable by up to two years and a $10,000 fine."
Etymology
Etymology tree English punish Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English punishable From punish + -able.
Inflected Forms
more punishable (comparative)
most punishable (superlative)