tillable

[ til-uh-buhl ]

/ ˈtɪl ə bəl /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for tillable on Thesaurus.com

adjective

able to be tilled; arable.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of tillable

First recorded in 1565–75; till² + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM tillable

non·till·a·ble, adjectiveun·till·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby tillable

tiler, tilery, tiliaceous, tiling, till, tillable, tillage, till all hours, Tillamook Bay, tillandsia, tiller

How to use tillable in a sentence

Upon the maintenance, unimpaired in quantity and quality, of the tillable area of the country its whole future is conditioned.
Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress|Various
For this purpose zones of tillable land are set apart in the districts named.
Guatemala, the country of the future|Charles M. Pepper
They take away from the area of tillable soil, and add it to waste and unprofitable districts.
An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois|Henry R. Schoolcraft
Westward the same conditions are manifest, and the limited area of tillable land shows a yearly increasing number of fruit trees.
Seventy Years on the Frontier|Alexander Majors

The houses are tidied and neat; the soil, every tillable inch of it, is in a state of intensive and painstaking cultivation.
The Glory of The Coming|Irvin S. Cobb