missable

missable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English miss
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English missable

    From miss + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmɪsəbl̩/

    Adjective

    missable (comparative more missable, superlative most missable)

    1. Able to avoid detection.
      Antonym: unmissable
      Sherlock easily located the clue, but Watson considered it missable.
    2. Far from unmissable; not worth watching or experiencing.
      Synonym: skippable
      Antonym: unmissable
      a missable costume drama
    3. Capable of being missed.
      She was missable after a week away from home.

    Derived terms

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