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appropriable
[ uh-proh-pree-uh-buhl ]
/ əˈproʊ pri ə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being appropriated; liable to be appropriated.
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Origin of appropriable
First recorded in 1640–50; appropri(ate) + -able
OTHER WORDS FROM appropriable
non·ap·pro·pri·a·ble, adjectiveun·ap·pro·pri·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby appropriable
approach light, approach shot, approbate, approbation, approbative, appropriable, appropriacy, appropriate, appropriately, appropriation, approvable
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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.