contemplable
American
[kuhn-tem-pluh-buhl]
/ kənˈtɛm plə bəl /
adjective
Other Word Forms
- uncontemplable adjective
Etymology
Origin of contemplable
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin contemplābilis, equivalent to Latin contemplā ( re ), contemplā ( rī ) ( contemplate ) + -bilis -ble
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