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Webster 1913 Edition


Speakable

Speak′a-ble

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Adj.
1.
Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken.
Ascham.
2.
Able to speak.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Speakable

SPE'AKABLE

,
Adj.
1.
That can be spoken.
2.
Having the power of speech.

Definition 2024


speakable

speakable

English

Adjective

speakable (not comparable)

  1. That can be spoken; utterable, verbalizable.
  2. Acceptable as a topic of discussion; not subject to taboo.
    • 2004, Robert I Yufit, David Lester, Assessment, Treatment, and Prevention of Suicidal Behavior
      Once the group knows that suicide is a speakable topic...