单词 | engenderable |
释义 | engenderableadj. Now rare. Capable of generating or creating. In later use: capable of being generated or created. ΚΠ 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Ingendrable, genitiuus. 1867 in Davenport (Iowa) Daily Gaz. 2 Dec. The political bitterness of the present time has in no engenderable degree given tone to the document which we decline to approve. 1942 A. S. Cunningham-Reid Blame the Old Gang! x. 42 The widespread sense of frustration and the enthusiasm engenderable among the public by those who challenge the electoral tie-up. 1974 Walla Walla (Washington) Union Bull. 24 Nov. 4/2 We have found that such purchasing power is engenderable not only by governmental paper issuances..but in even vaster and more adaptable flows by private issues of stocks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1552 |
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