spoil
verb (used with object)
to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: Drought spoiled the corn crop.
spoilable
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a word derived from
spoil.
Example Sentences
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“Drive” already has to contend with the fact that, like all sports shows, it is straightforwardly spoilable, so additional contrivances just add more drag.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2024
But Tony’s redemptive arc builds to a Scrooge-on-Christmas-morn’ epiphany that’s too telegraphed to be spoilable and too sudden to feel genuine.
From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2019
Forever, the new series starring Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen, is deeply spoilable.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2018
I’d issue a spoiler alert, but it’s too dumb to be spoilable: His biggest fear in life was kissing a girl.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2018
Ice-storage pits held dairy products, meats, and other spoilable foods as well as ice.
From New Discoveries at Jamestown Site of the First Successful English Settlement in America by John L. Cotter
