ridable

or ride·a·ble

[ rahy-duh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being ridden, ride, as a horse.
2. capable of being ridden ride over, through, etc., as a road or a stream.

Other Words From

• rida·bili·ty noun
• un·rida·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ridable¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; ride + -able

Example Sentences

We had fondly believed that the most progressive country in the world would at least provide ridable roads for cyclists.

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The boy had helped every one to get away; then there seemed to be no ridable horse for him.

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I resolve to hope to be quiet, and to lie on the brink on my side, till the water fall and the ford be ridable.

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