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单词 brookable
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brookableadj.

/ˈbrʊkəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: brook v.1, -able suffix.
Etymology: < brook v.1 + -able suffix.
That may be brooked; endurable. (Chiefly Scottish)
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the mind > emotion > calmness > patience > [adjective] > forbearing or tolerant > endurable or tolerable
portablec1450
supportablec1450
tolerablea1500
durable1509
comportable1599
tractable1605
bearable1656
endurable1800
brookable1824
liveable1841
1824 J. Hogg Private Mem. Justified Sinner 62 The face..gazed on him with an intensity that was hardly brookable.
1881 Autobiog. J. Younger xxii. 264 The idea was not brookable to the old people.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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