Talk:able

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Latest comment: 4 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic (obsolete, passive)
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Liable to something; capable[edit]

AMENABLE: able to be affected 
The tumor is not amenable to treatment.
susceptible to some action or treatment
a shoe able to be repaired
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/able

--Backinstadiums (talk) 17:45, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply

(obsolete, passive)[edit]

The first three meanings are wrongly labeled (passive) contradicting even its own examples --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:48, 12 March 2020 (UTC)Reply