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pocketable

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[pok-i-tuh-buhl] / ˈpɒk ɪ tə bəl /

adjective

  1. small enough to be carried in one's pocket; pocket-size.


Other Word Forms

  • pocketability noun
  • pocketableness noun

Etymology

Origin of pocketable

First recorded in 1690–1700; pocket + -able

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