sayable

American  

[sey-uh-buhl] / ˈseɪ ə bəl /

adjective

1. of the sort that can be said say or spoken; utterable.

   He felt a great deal that was not sayable.

2. capable of being said say or stated clearly, effectively, etc..

   The speech is as sayable today as when Demosthenes first composed it.

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Other Word Forms

• unsayable adjective

Etymology

Origin of sayable

First recorded in 1855–60; say ¹ + -able

Example Sentences

Or the New York Times’s Ezra Klein, that harbinger of the obvious becoming sayable to liberals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Helen explains that she needs “space” and “time” because what she’s trying to get across is “not fully sayable.”

From Los Angeles Times

“The times when Germany dictated from on high what was good art and what was bad art are fortunately over,” he said, adding, “But it is also a lesson of history that not everything should be sayable.”

From New York Times

It has become less sayable in the wake of a decade’s worth of bitter arguments over gay marriage and immigration.

From New York Times

The problem isn’t that all this isn’t true; it’s that these and many other “insights” into music and culture are not only sayable but have been said, very often and more persuasively.

From New York Times