sinkableadj.

Brit.

/ˈsɪŋkəbl/, U.S.

/ˈsɪŋkəb(ə)l/

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

Etymology: < sink v. + -able suffix.

Capable of being sunk (in various senses). Also occasionally: soft and yielding when trodden upon; = sinking adj. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > causing to plunge or sink in liquid > capable of being sunk

sinkable1849

1849 J. S. Guide to Southport vi. 28 The roads were so sloughy and sinkable.

1865 Times 11 Mar. 8/5 The most seaworthy vessel is but too likely to be the most sinkable.

1917 W. S. Churchill Memorandum 7 July in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. 91 Other sinkable structures could be made to contain store-rooms, oil-tanks, or living chambers.

1948 B. Hogan Power Golf 130 Once you have a smooth putting stroke a higher percentage of sinkable putts will start dropping for you.

1962 Sci. Digest Apr. 42/2 The muskeg swamps of Canada and Alaska and elsewhere are soft and sinkable in summer, impassably rough when frozen.

2011 Hoosier Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 19 June (Herald-Times ed.) f5/3 I went to the pool store and purchased some sinkable rings, about 3 inches in diameter.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sinkable
释义	sinkableadj. Brit. /ˈsɪŋkəbl/, U.S. /ˈsɪŋkəb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: sink v., -able suffix. Etymology: < sink v. + -able suffix. Capable of being sunk (in various senses). Also occasionally: soft and yielding when trodden upon; = sinking adj. 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > [adjective] > causing to plunge or sink in liquid > capable of being sunk sinkable1849 1849 J. S. Guide to Southport vi. 28 The roads were so sloughy and sinkable. 1865 Times 11 Mar. 8/5 The most seaworthy vessel is but too likely to be the most sinkable. 1917 W. S. Churchill Memorandum 7 July in M. Gilbert Winston S. Churchill (1977) IV. 91 Other sinkable structures could be made to contain store-rooms, oil-tanks, or living chambers. 1948 B. Hogan Power Golf 130 Once you have a smooth putting stroke a higher percentage of sinkable putts will start dropping for you. 1962 Sci. Digest Apr. 42/2 The muskeg swamps of Canada and Alaska and elsewhere are soft and sinkable in summer, impassably rough when frozen. 2011 Hoosier Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 19 June (Herald-Times ed.) f5/3 I went to the pool store and purchased some sinkable rings, about 3 inches in diameter. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1849
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