† writhableadj.

Forms: late Middle English wryþabil.

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

Etymology: < writhe v. + -able suffix. N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (rəi·ðăb'l) /ˈraɪðəb(ə)l/.

Obsolete. rare.

Capable of being bent or twisted.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally > able to be

writhablec1450

c1450 (?c1425) St. Christina in Anglia (1885) 8 126 (MED) She..croked hir armes & fyngers as if þey were wryþabil for softenesse & with-outen bones.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writhable
释义	† writhableadj. Forms: late Middle English wryþabil. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: writhe v., -able suffix. Etymology: < writhe v. + -able suffix. N.E.D. (1928) gives the pronunciation as (rəi·ðăb'l) /ˈraɪðəb(ə)l/. Obsolete. rare. Capable of being bent or twisted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > twisted spirally > able to be writhablec1450 c1450 (?c1425) St. Christina in Anglia (1885) 8 126 (MED) She..croked hir armes & fyngers as if þey were wryþabil for softenesse & with-outen bones. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.c1450
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