superable

[soo-per-uh-buhl] Origin

su·per·a·ble

[soo-per-uh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being overcome; surmountable.

Origin:
1620–30; < Latin superābilis, equivalent to superā(re) to overcome (derivative of super; see super-) + -bilis -ble

su·per·a·bil·i·ty, su·per·a·ble·ness, noun
su·per·a·bly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source Link To superable

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Superable is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Collins
World English Dictionary
superable (ˈsuːpərəbəl, -prəbəl)
 
adj
able to be surmounted or overcome
 
[C17: from Latin superābilis, from superāre to overcome]
 
supera'bility
 
n
 
'superableness
 
n
 
'superably
 
adv

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History

superable
"surmountable," 1629, from L. superabilis "that may be overcome," from superare "to overcome," from super "over" (see super-) + -abilis (see -able). The negative formation insuperable is older and more common and this may be a back-formation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT