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sinkable

adj

Etymology

From sink + -able.

  1. derived from *sengʷ-✻
  2. derived from *sinkwaną✻
  3. derived from *sinkwan✻
  4. derived from sincan
  5. inherited from synken
  6. suffixed as sinkable — “sink + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of being sunk

    • The Titanic was advertised as being unsinkable; regrettably it turned out to be quite sinkable.

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