| -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
able to be acted upon as specified: washable [Latin -abilis, -ibilis]
-ably suffix forming adverbs
-ability suffix forming nouns
-ability suffix forming nouns
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