SPEAKABLE

speakable, utterable

(adjective) capable of being uttered in words or sentences

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

speakable (not comparable)

That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable.

Acceptable as a topic of discussion; not subject to taboo.

(obsolete) Capable of speech.

Source: Wiktionary


Speak"a*ble, a.

1. Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken. Ascham.

2. Able to speak. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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