adoptableadj.
/əˈdɒptəbl/, U.S. /əˈdɑptəb(ə)l/ Capable of being adopted (in various senses); suitable for adoption.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adjective] > taking into use > able to be
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > support or encouragement > [adjective] > supported or encouraged > fit to be
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1793 R. Campbell Triumphs of Grace 10 He heartily renounces his own righteousness,..and submits entirely to the adoptable righteousness of the divine Saviour.
1843 T. Carlyle Past & Present ii. xvii. 175 His..metaphor, was found adoptable.
1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 68 An 1–18th being the smallest difference of [musical] pitch adoptable without confusion.
1913 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 1399/2 All the remedies, in short, were easily adoptable and sound.
1953 Times 14 Oct. 9/7 The officially recognized channels are so adequate and so satisfactory that no mother of an adoptable child needs to go elsewhere.
1992 Guardian (Nexis) 22 May (Features) 38 Incredulity is expressed by the eminently adoptable riposte, ‘Shyeah, right! And monkeys might fly out of my butt!’
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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