pocketableadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒkᵻtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈpɑkədəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < pocket v. + -able suffix.

That may be put or carried in a pocket.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container

pocket?1576

cabinet1696

pocketable1699

pocket-size1820

vest-pocket1823

cabinet-sized1883

suitcase1910

1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Portable, Pocketable.

1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1585 These Instruments are..easily carried about,..the latter especially, which may be made pocketable.

1795 Brit. Critic 6 563 This is another effort to render a great deal of knowledge marketable and pocketable.

1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 632 The volume is small and pocketable.

1890 W. C. Russell My Shipmate Louise xv There is pocketable booty in the mail-room.

1908 Daily Chron. 25 July 3/4 The pocketable reprint. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and other forty-nine volumes, in Everyman's Library. London, Dent, 1s. and 2s. net a volume.

1962 A. Boyd & P. van Rensburg Atlas Afr. Affairs 7 A brief guide to as many of these puzzlements as can be conveniently covered in a pocketable book.

1995 What Mobile & Cellphone Mag. Feb. 72/1 (advt.) The small screen displays lots of information... Even with the large battery the P4 is quite pocketable.

Derivatives

ˈpocketableness n. = pocketability n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > capacity to be put in pocket

pocketableness1891

pocketability1948

1891 Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 230/2 Pocketableness..is the great point of a guide.

1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger iii. i. 328 The pocketableness of Cassell's new series [of books].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pocketable
释义	pocketableadj. Brit. /ˈpɒkᵻtəbl/, U.S. /ˈpɑkədəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pocket v., -able suffix. Etymology: < pocket v. + -able suffix. That may be put or carried in a pocket. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > small enough to fit in specific container pocket?1576 cabinet1696 pocketable1699 pocket-size1820 vest-pocket1823 cabinet-sized1883 suitcase1910 1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Portable, Pocketable. 1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1585 These Instruments are..easily carried about,..the latter especially, which may be made pocketable. 1795 Brit. Critic 6 563 This is another effort to render a great deal of knowledge marketable and pocketable. 1853 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 20 632 The volume is small and pocketable. 1890 W. C. Russell My Shipmate Louise xv There is pocketable booty in the mail-room. 1908 Daily Chron. 25 July 3/4 The pocketable reprint. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and other forty-nine volumes, in Everyman's Library. London, Dent, 1s. and 2s. net a volume. 1962 A. Boyd & P. van Rensburg Atlas Afr. Affairs 7 A brief guide to as many of these puzzlements as can be conveniently covered in a pocketable book. 1995 What Mobile & Cellphone Mag. Feb. 72/1 (advt.) The small screen displays lots of information... Even with the large battery the P4 is quite pocketable. Derivatives ˈpocketableness n. = pocketability n. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [noun] > capacity to be put in pocket pocketableness1891 pocketability1948 1891 Sat. Rev. 22 Aug. 230/2 Pocketableness..is the great point of a guide. 1910 A. Bennett Clayhanger iii. i. 328 The pocketableness of Cassell's new series [of books]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1699
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