continuableadj.

/kənˈtɪnjuːəb(ə)l/

Etymology: < continue v. + -able suffix. (This word existed also in Old French.)

Capable of being continued or prolonged.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > capable of being protracted

continuable1787

protractible1830

1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 317 Reason and experience prove to us that a chief magistrate, so continuable [i.e. capable of re-election], is an office for life.

1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. (1859) I. 79 The fierce contentions it might excite among ourselves, if continuable for life.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 63 The tone is so sonorous and continuable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	continuable
释义	continuableadj. /kənˈtɪnjuːəb(ə)l/ Etymology: < continue v. + -able suffix. (This word existed also in Old French.) Capable of being continued or prolonged. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adjective] > long-lasting or enduring > protracting or drawing out > capable of being protracted continuable1787 protractible1830 1787 T. Jefferson Writings (1859) II. 317 Reason and experience prove to us that a chief magistrate, so continuable [i.e. capable of re-election], is an office for life. 1825 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. (1859) I. 79 The fierce contentions it might excite among ourselves, if continuable for life. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 63 The tone is so sonorous and continuable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1787
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