spreadable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- spreadability noun
- unspreadable adjective
Etymology
Origin of spreadable
Example Sentences
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It was engineered into a spreadable paste in the 1950s and officially launched as Nutella in 1964.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
A novel measles-like virus would be highly spreadable and "impossible to control by even the strictest lockdown", making it "a threat far worse than Covid."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2025
"This suggests that sick people and healthy people evaluate the consequences of concealment in different ways," Merrell said, "with sick people being relatively insensitive to how spreadable and severe their illness may be for others."
From Science Daily • Jan. 29, 2024
Little jars of a spreadable version of them blend up in a minute and make an adorable stocking stuffer.
From Salon • Dec. 21, 2023
Tubes of whole-peppercorn-studded pfeffersäckchen await, a highly spicy, spreadable meat-paste.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023
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