ADOPTABLE

adoptable

(adjective) suitable or eligible for adoption; “a shortage of adoptable babies”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

adoptable (comparative more adoptable, superlative most adoptable)

Able to be adopted.

Desirable to adopt.

Noun

adoptable (plural adoptables)

A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


A*dopt"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being adopted.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 June 2025

BACKFIRE

(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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