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nondurable

[non-door-uh-buhl, -dyoor-]

non·du·ra·ble

[non-door-uh-buhl, -dyoor-]
adjective
1.
not resistant to wear, decay, etc.; not sturdy: nondurable fabrics.
2.
not lasting or enduring; consumable or perishable.
noun
3.
nondurables. goods that are used up quickly or purchased frequently, as food and apparel.

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Nondurable is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Compare durable goods.


Origin:
non- + durable

non·du·ra·bil·i·ty, non·du·ra·ble·ness, noun
non·du·ra·bly, adverb
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