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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

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Words nearby violable

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