squishable

squishable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English squish
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 squishable

    From squish + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈskwɪʃəbəl/

    Adjective

    squishable (comparative more squishable, superlative most squishable)

    1. Able to be squished or compressed
      • 2007 May 15, Henry Fountain, “How a Vast Ice Sheet Put the Squeeze on Earth (and Its Gravity)”, in New York Times‎[1]:
        To use a very unscientific term, the earth is squishable.
      • March 2003, Backpacker - Vol. 31, No. 211
        On group trips, we like to bring a squishable football. It's light (just a few ounces), packable, and universally popular: Who doesn't love a game of two-hand touch in the great outdoors?

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