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单词 swindleable
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swindleableadj.

Brit. /ˈswɪndləbl/, /ˈswɪndl̩əbl/, U.S. /ˈswɪndələb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: swindle v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < swindle v. + -able suffix.
rare.
Vulnerable to being swindled or defrauded; gullible.
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the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > defrauding or swindling > [adjective] > defrauded > able to be
swindleablea1876
a1876 M. Collins Thoughts in Garden (1880) I. vii. 283 I have had to pay many of their bills, chiefly I think because I look easily swindleable (to coin a word).
1973 H. Brodkey in Amer. Rev. 16 30 She looked angry and yet naïve and swindleable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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