finable
or fine·a·ble
[ fahy-nuh-buhl ]
/ ˈfaɪ nə bəl /
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adjective
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OTHER WORDS FROM finable
fin·a·ble·ness, nounun·fin·a·ble, adjectiveWords nearby finable
fimbriation, fimbrillate, fimbriocele, fimicolous, fin, finable, finagle, final, final cause, final cut, finale
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Example sentences from the Web for finable
In five red zones, businesses were ordered shut and mass gatherings were made a finable offense.
New York’s block-by-block lockdowns are curbing covid-19. But residents aren’t pleased.|Ben Guarino|November 8, 2020|Washington PostCleve gathered up his reins, and nodding to Mr. Frank Belmar, drove at a finable rate up the avenue and through the park.
Winter Evening Tales|Amelia Edith Huddleston BarrIn Christian Connecticut, for a man to have a sprig of holly in his house on Christmas day was a finable crime.
The Truth About Jesus is He a Myth?|M. M. MangasarianIn this country it has been made a finable offence to permit the Canada thistle to perfect its seeds.
British Dictionary definitions for finable
finable
fineable
/ (ˈfaɪnəbəl) /
adjective
liable to a fine
Derived forms of finable
finableness or fineableness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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