† verberableadj.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin verberābilis.
Etymology: < classical Latin verberābilis ready for a beating (Plautus) < verberāre verberate v. + -bilis -ble suffix.
Obsolete.
rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
1656 T. Blount Verberable, that may be, or is worthy to be beaten.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2021).