re'fusable
World English Dictionary
refuse1 (rɪˈfjuːz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | (tr) to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse a present; to refuse promotion |
| 2. | to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc) |
| 3. | ( |
| 4. | (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping |
| 5. | (tr) (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband |
| [C14: from Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back; see | |
| re'fusable1 | |
| —adj | |
| re'fuser1 | |
| —n | |
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Re'fusable
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. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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