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

Words nearby mistakable

miss the point, misstrike, missus, missy, mist, mistakable, mistake, mistake for, mistaken, mistakenly, mistal

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How to use mistakable in a sentence

The principle of effective regulation of public-service carriers had been, indeed, vigorously affirmed in no mistakable terms.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
Cocoa is often adulterated with fine brown earth, treated with fat to render it more easily mistakable for real cocoa.
The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844|Frederick Engels
Old sailors exhort their neophytes to throw nothing over the weather-side except ashes or hot water: a hint not mistakable.
The Sailor's Word-Book|William Henry Smyth
But there she stood, mistakable for no other on this wide earth!
Seventeen|Booth Tarkington

I am certain of this; he almost told me so himself, not in words, but the mistakable leer he gave her in reply.
The Rome Express|Arthur Griffiths

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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