violable

[ vahy-uh-luh-buhl ]

/ ˈvaɪ ə lə bəl /

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adjective

capable of being violated: a violable precept.

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Origin of violable

1425–75; late Middle English: destructive <Latin violābilis, equivalent to violā(re) to violate + -bilis-ble

OTHER WORDS FROM violable

vi·o·la·bil·i·ty, vi·o·la·ble·ness, nounvi·o·la·bly, adverbnon·vi·o·la·bil·i·ty, nounnon·vi·o·la·ble, adjective

non·vi·o·la·ble·ness, nounnon·vi·o·la·bly, adverbun·vi·o·la·ble, adjectiveun·vi·o·la·ble·ness, nounun·vi·o·la·bly, adverb

Words nearby violable

vinyl polymer, vinyl resin, vinylstyrene, viol, viola, violable, violaceous, viola clef, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, viola d'amore

How to use violable in a sentence

Maximilian had too late come to understand that his anointed flesh was violable at all.
The Missourian|Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle