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mistakable

[ mi-stey-kuh-buhl ]
/ mɪˈsteɪ kə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being or liable to be mistaken or misunderstood.
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Origin of mistakable

First recorded in 1640–50; mistake + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM mistakable

mis·tak·a·ble·ness, nounmis·tak·a·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for mistakable

mistakable

mistakeable

/ (mɪˈsteɪkəbəl) /

adjective
liable to be mistaken

Derived forms of mistakable

mistakably or mistakeably, adverb
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