单词 | ropable |
释义 | ropable in British English or ropeable (ˈrəʊpəbəl) adjective 1. capable of being roped 2. Australian and New Zealand informal a. angry b. wild or intractable a ropable beast ropable in American English (ˈroupəbəl) adjective 1. capable of being roped 2. Austral informal angry Word origin [1870–75; rope + -able]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: asymmetric, fifth wheel, immobilize, linkage, upgrade-able is a suffix meaning “capable of, susceptible of, fit for, tending to, given to,”associated in meaning with the word able, occurring in loanwords from Latin (laudable); used in English as a highly productive suffix to form adjectives by addition tostems of any origin (teachable; photographable) |
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