mouthableadj.

Brit.

/ˈmaʊðəbl/, U.S.

/ˈmaʊðəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mouth v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < mouth v. + -able suffix.

rare.

That may be spoken with good effect; suitable for oratory or recitation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > suitable for oratory

mouthable1825

platformistic1866

1825 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 127 Fine mouthable apophthegms.

1887 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly 59 640 Good mouthable lines.

1960 Shakespeare Q. 11 222 Mr. Lincoln first made the acquaintance of Master Will when..he encountered the elegant and mouthable extracts reproduced in William Scott's..Lessons in Elocution.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mouthable
释义	mouthableadj. Brit. /ˈmaʊðəbl/, U.S. /ˈmaʊðəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mouth v., -able suffix. Etymology: < mouth v. + -able suffix. rare. That may be spoken with good effect; suitable for oratory or recitation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > speech-making > [adjective] > suitable for oratory mouthable1825 platformistic1866 1825 J. Wilson in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 17 127 Fine mouthable apophthegms. 1887 O. W. Holmes in Atlantic Monthly 59 640 Good mouthable lines. 1960 Shakespeare Q. 11 222 Mr. Lincoln first made the acquaintance of Master Will when..he encountered the elegant and mouthable extracts reproduced in William Scott's..Lessons in Elocution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1825
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