surprisableadj.
/səˈprʌɪzəb(ə)l/ 1. That may be surprised; liable to surprise or unexpected attack.
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the mind > mental capacity > expectation > surprise, unexpectedness > [adjective] > liable to surprise
surprisablea1639
a1639 J. Spottiswood Hist. Church Scotl. (1677) vi. 415 Upon intelligence that the Castle of Carlile..was surprisable.
1651 Ld. Orrery Parthenissa I. i. ii. 161 Rendring us..the more secure, and consequently the more surprizable.
1865 A. C. Swinburne Chastelard iv. i. 150 Is not your spirit surprisable in sleep? Have you no evil dreams?
2. Causing surprise, surprising. (nonstandard.)
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1782 F. Burney Cecilia III. v. xii. 144 A little mean-looking man..whispered,..‘It's surprizeable to me..you can behave so out of the way!’
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