pocketable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- pocketability noun
- pocketableness noun
Etymology
Origin of pocketable
Example Sentences
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On my personal list: a Logitech keyboard that’s delightful to type on, as well as a hand-held, pocketable e-paper writing tablet from ReMarkable that keeps me more present during meetings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 23, 2025
You could argue that the best travel mug is the one you have with you, and Stojo's collapsible cups and containers fold down to be pocketable, clippable and just forgettable once tossed in your bag.
From Salon • Aug. 28, 2022
Like that one, the mug is just hilariously impractical: it takes a small, stealthy, pocketable case and turns it into something loud and unwieldy.
From The Verge • Jun. 27, 2022
“Certainly for the foreseeable future, we feel like the most crucial part of that is the pocketable computer, the mobile phone,” he said.
From The Verge • May 11, 2022
SHELLEY'S poems might be brought out in pocketable form under a similar title, Nut-Shelley Poems.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 27, 1890 by Various
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