discussableadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskʌsəbl/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskəsəb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discuss v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < discuss v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier discussible adj.

1. Capable of being examined, debated, or discussed; open to discussion.

ΚΠ

1624 E. Forset Def. Right of Kings 12 I first considered how to redvce the question to a true discussable state.

1647 J. S. Infancy of Elders 18 As these two Courts were severall in their places..; so were the matters discussable before them, of severall and distinct natures and quallities.

1833 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 536 We cannot stop to quibble upon, or question, discussable points.

1880 Contemp. Rev. May 838 Most of the ideas registered in 1866 as ‘ideas of the day’, are still discussable without sense of anachronism by intelligent men and women.

1928 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 963 The question at issue was not an emotional one, but a discussable one.

1955 H. Macmillan Diary 14 June (2003) 436 He had told Papagos (Greek premier) a year ago that Cyprus was not ‘discussable’.

1995 P. Conroy Beach Music (1996) 776 When both families had begun to object we told them the decision was not discussable.

†2. Medicine. That can be dispersed or dispelled. Cf. discuss v. 9a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > [adjective]

mundifying1579

discussable1662

1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 330 To consume water, and the more light discussable things [L. leviora difflabilia], into vapours.

1705 T. Guidott Apol. for Bath 28 The Bath..relieves the weary, strengthens the weak, and discusseth when it meets with discussable matter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discussable
释义	discussableadj. Brit. /dᵻˈskʌsəbl/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: discuss v., -able suffix. Etymology: < discuss v. + -able suffix. Compare earlier discussible adj. 1. Capable of being examined, debated, or discussed; open to discussion. ΚΠ 1624 E. Forset Def. Right of Kings 12 I first considered how to redvce the question to a true discussable state. 1647 J. S. Infancy of Elders 18 As these two Courts were severall in their places..; so were the matters discussable before them, of severall and distinct natures and quallities. 1833 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 536 We cannot stop to quibble upon, or question, discussable points. 1880 Contemp. Rev. May 838 Most of the ideas registered in 1866 as ‘ideas of the day’, are still discussable without sense of anachronism by intelligent men and women. 1928 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 33 963 The question at issue was not an emotional one, but a discussable one. 1955 H. Macmillan Diary 14 June (2003) 436 He had told Papagos (Greek premier) a year ago that Cyprus was not ‘discussable’. 1995 P. Conroy Beach Music (1996) 776 When both families had begun to object we told them the decision was not discussable. †2. Medicine. That can be dispersed or dispelled. Cf. discuss v. 9a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatments removing or dispersing matter > [adjective] mundifying1579 discussable1662 1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 330 To consume water, and the more light discussable things [L. leviora difflabilia], into vapours. 1705 T. Guidott Apol. for Bath 28 The Bath..relieves the weary, strengthens the weak, and discusseth when it meets with discussable matter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1624
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