writable

or write·a·ble

[ rahy-tuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1780–90; write ( def ) + -able ( def )

I'm in such a writable mood to-night that I don't know what to begin on, and I reckon I'll know less about where to stop.

Then surely at last we shall talk, about poems and stories, and all things writable, and all things livable.

It is not writable, unless one could write with blood and tears.

April 20, 2024flabbergast

[flab-er-gast ]

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