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mistakable

American  
[mi-stay-kuh-buhl] / mɪˈsteɪ kə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being or liable to be mistaken or misunderstood.


mistakable British  
/ mɪˈsteɪkəbəl /

adjective

  1. liable to be mistaken

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of mistakable

First recorded in 1640–50; mistake + -able


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Some of the word choice was the same as in the Times, but these reporters firmly cast the action as wildly inappropriate revenge, rather than anything mistakable as a normal reaction:

From Salon ● Feb. 11, 2020

The Roberto Cavalli company, which has used the logo since 2011, says the symbols are neither similar nor mistakable.

From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2014

There was a number in the news last week which was easily mistakable for a first sign of rigor mortis: 148,038.

From Time Magazine Archive

As the congress settled into a numbing round of other speeches and reports, it bore throughout the un mistakable stamp of the cagey, infirm old boss who had once again exercised absolute control.

From Time Magazine Archive

Maybe in a bigger house this blast would be mistakable.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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