appropriable
[ uh-proh-pree-uh-buhl ]
adjective
capable of being appropriated; liable to be appropriated.
Origin of appropriable
1First recorded in 1640–50; appropri(ate) + -able
Other words from appropriable
- non·ap·pro·pri·a·ble, adjective
- un·ap·pro·pri·a·ble, adjective
Words Nearby appropriable
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How to use appropriable in a sentence
A great many things, as we have shown in another place, are not appropriable.
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