SPOILABLE

decayable, putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable

(adjective) liable to decay or spoil or become putrid

perishable, spoilable

(noun) food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

spoilable (comparative more spoilable, superlative most spoilable)

Liable to spoil or go bad.

Antonyms

• nonspoilable

• unspoilable

Source: Wiktionary


Spoil"a*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being spoiled.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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