writable

or write·a·ble

[ rahy-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

capable of being written or set down in writing.
Computers. capable of recording data: writable DVDs.

Origin of writable

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First recorded in 1780–90; write + -able

Other words from writable

un·writ·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby writable

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How to use writable in a sentence

I'm in such a writable mood to-night that I don't know what to begin on, and I reckon I'll know less about where to stop.
The Annals of Ann | Kate Trimble Sharber
Then surely at last we shall talk, about poems and stories, and all things writable, and all things livable.
The Joys of Being a Woman | Winifred Kirkland
It is not writable, unless one could write with blood and tears.
All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography | Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

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