| -able or -ible suff. 1. Susceptible, capable, or worthy of a specified action: debatable. 2. Inclined or given to a specified state or action: changeable. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -  bilis, -ibilis : -- and -i-, thematic vowels + -bilis, adj. suff.] |
-able
suffix forming adjectives
1. capable of, suitable for, or deserving of (being acted upon as indicated) enjoyable pitiable readable separable washable
2. inclined to; given to; able to; causing comfortable reasonable variable
[via Old French from Latin -ābilis, -ībilis, forms of -bilis, adjectival suffix]
-ably suffix forming adverbs
-ability suffix forming nouns
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