papable
Americanadjective
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Origin of papable
1585–95; < Middle French < Italian papabile, equivalent to papa pope + -bile -ble
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PHOTOS: The buzz around Simone Biles' return is papable.
From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023
These wants, papable as they are in times of peace, become doubly pressing in time of war.
From Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post by Rainey, Thomas
The threat was too papable to be mistaken, nor was he sufficiently conversant with the world of policy to detect its fallacy.
From Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) by Lever, Charles James
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