minable

English

Etymology

From mine +‎ -able.

Adjective

minable (comparative more minable, superlative most minable)

1. Able to be mined.
2. Worth mining.

Derived terms

• unminable

Anagrams

• Liebman

French

Etymology

From the sense "likely to be destroyed by a mine," from miner +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.nabl/

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Adjective

minable (plural minables)

1. lousy, stinky, rubbish
2. miserable, pathetic

Derived terms

• minablement

Related terms

• miné
• miner

Further reading

• “minable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.