soothable

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Etymology[edit]

soothe +‎ -able

Adjective[edit]

soothable (comparative more soothable, superlative most soothable)

  1. Capable of being soothed.
    • 2009, J. Gavin Bremner, Alan Fogel, Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, page 486:
      For example, caregiver reactions may be quite different for a highly irritable, highly soothable child, as compared to an equally highly irritable child who is not soothable.

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