† sperableadj.

Etymology: < Latin spērābilis ( < spērāre to hope) or French espérable (Spanish esperable, Portuguese esperavel, Italian sperabile).

Obsolete.

That may be hoped for; admitting of, giving room for, hope. Of debts: = sperate adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adjective] > affording hope

sperate1551

sperable1565

the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective]

fairc1325

likely1548

sperable1565

hoped1581

propitious1581

promising1594

hopeful1599

auspiciousa1616

flattering1633

promissory1732

sperate1808

likely-looking1827

favourable1828

promiseful1855

1565 Sir W. Cecil in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 297 Wherin suerly perceaving his own cause not sperable, he doth honorably and wisely.

1571 Sir W. Cecil in D. Digges Compl. Ambassador (1655) 164 I am sorry that your health is not more sperable to be speedily recovered.

1591 H. Unton Corr. (1847) 187 If..you yourselfe shall find the recovery [of Rouen] sperable, then..you may afterwards use the kind of speache.

c1615 King James VI & I in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 170 Debts before the 30th of Elizabeth, though they be never so sperable.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	sperable
释义	† sperableadj. Etymology: < Latin spērābilis ( < spērāre to hope) or French espérable (Spanish esperable, Portuguese esperavel, Italian sperabile). Obsolete. That may be hoped for; admitting of, giving room for, hope. Of debts: = sperate adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [adjective] > affording hope sperate1551 sperable1565 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > promise, ground of hope > [adjective] fairc1325 likely1548 sperable1565 hoped1581 propitious1581 promising1594 hopeful1599 auspiciousa1616 flattering1633 promissory1732 sperate1808 likely-looking1827 favourable1828 promiseful1855 1565 Sir W. Cecil in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 297 Wherin suerly perceaving his own cause not sperable, he doth honorably and wisely. 1571 Sir W. Cecil in D. Digges Compl. Ambassador (1655) 164 I am sorry that your health is not more sperable to be speedily recovered. 1591 H. Unton Corr. (1847) 187 If..you yourselfe shall find the recovery [of Rouen] sperable, then..you may afterwards use the kind of speache. c1615 King James VI & I in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 170 Debts before the 30th of Elizabeth, though they be never so sperable. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1565
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