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punishable

adj
/ˈpʌnɪʃəbəl/

Etymology

From punish + -able.

  1. derived from puniō — “to inflict punishment upon”
  2. inherited from punischen
  3. suffixed as punishable — “punish + -able”

Definitions

  1. Subject to punishment

    Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

    • Littering in this area is punishable by a fine of up to $100.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for punishable. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA