DAMAGEABLE

Etymology

Adjective

damageable (comparative more damageable, superlative most damageable)

(obsolete) Hurtful; pernicious.

Capable of being injured or weakened, susceptible to damage.

Source: Wiktionary


Dam"age*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. dammageable, for sense 2.]

1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.

2. Hurtful; pernicious. [R.] That it be not demageable unto your royal majesty. Hakluit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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