promisableadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɒmᵻsəbl/, U.S.

/ˈprɑməsəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < promise v. + -able suffix.

rare.

That can be promised.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promised or vowed > that can be promised

promisable1657

1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iii. iii. 422 The bounteous Lord went on in increasing and hightening his Promises, till he came to the very height of all Promisable Mercies.

1796 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 314 Should some prosperous and scarce promisable turn in the wheel of fortune transform..the shoulder into a leg.

1990 J. Waldron Right to Private Prop. iv. 117 And so on, to infinity, accounting for all possible promisors and all possible promisable benefits.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	promisable
释义	promisableadj. Brit. /ˈprɒmᵻsəbl/, U.S. /ˈprɑməsəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: promise v., -able suffix. Etymology: < promise v. + -able suffix. rare. That can be promised. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [adjective] > promised or vowed > that can be promised promisable1657 1657 F. Roberts Mysterium & Medulla Bibliorum iii. iii. 422 The bounteous Lord went on in increasing and hightening his Promises, till he came to the very height of all Promisable Mercies. 1796 J. Bentham Mem. & Corr. in Wks. (1843) X. 314 Should some prosperous and scarce promisable turn in the wheel of fortune transform..the shoulder into a leg. 1990 J. Waldron Right to Private Prop. iv. 117 And so on, to infinity, accounting for all possible promisors and all possible promisable benefits. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1657
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