† populableadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin populābilis.
Etymology: < classical Latin populābilis that can be ravaged or laid waste < populārī populate v.1 + -bilis -ble suffix.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1623 H. Cockeram Populable, which may be destroyed.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).