wadable
Use Wadable in a sentence
də adjective
that can be waded: a wadable stream.
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wade (weɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb (often foll by through) | |
| 1. | to walk with the feet immersed in (water, a stream, etc): the girls waded the river at the ford |
| 2. | to proceed with difficulty: to wade through a book |
| 3. | (intr; |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or an instance of wading |
| [Old English wadan; related to Old Frisian wada, Old High German watan, Old Norse vatha, Latin vadum | |
| 'wadable | |
| —adj | |
| 'wadeable | |
| —adj | |
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Wadable
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Example sentences
The creek is shallow and wadable and does not freeze completely in winter.
In some spots the river is wadable, and in other areas bank fishing is the rule.
All sites were located in reasonably accessible and primarily wadable segments, proceeding downstream to near the head-of-tide.
In wadable river sections, the instrument can be held steady and the measurement location can be easily identified.
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