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Webster 1913 Edition


Effable

Ef′fa-ble

,
Adj.
[L.
effabilis
;
ex
out +
fari
to speak.]
Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable.
Barrow.

Webster 1828 Edition


Effable

EF'FABLE

,
Adj.
[L. effabilis, from effor; ex and for, to speak.]
Utterable; that may be uttered or spoken. [This word is not used; but ineffable is in common use.]

Definition 2024


effable

effable

English

Adjective

effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable)

  1. (archaic) able to be spoken of; able to be expressed.
Antonyms

Etymology 2

Backformation from eff (****) + -able

Adjective

effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable)

  1. (slang, vulgar) fuckable; sexually attractive.