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winnable, a.|ˈwɪnəb(ə)l|
Also 6 wyn(n)able, 7 winneable, 8–9 (erron.) winable.
[f. win v.1 + -able.]
Capable of being won, in various senses.
1544Betham Precepts War i. v. B iv b, All cyties..be more wynable on the one syde, then on the other. 1611Cotgr., Gaignable, gettable, winnable, gaineable. 1747Hooson Miner's Dict. L 3 b, When Work is Soft, Kind, and Winable enough without any Hardship. 1807A. M. Porter Hungarian Bro. xi. (1832) 131 The best proof I can have of her heart's being winable only by a brave and upright man. 1888Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Feb. 8/1 All the rest are winnable exactly as Southwark was won. |