tillable

[ til-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be tilled; till; arable.

Other Words From

• non·tilla·ble adjective
• un·tilla·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tillable¹

First recorded in 1565–75; till ² + -able

Example Sentences

He and his wife came to Argyle in 1983, when they bought the 140 acres, 40 of them tillable, that made up Slack Hollow Farm.

From New York Times

“Neither can I. We cover a massive amount of acreage, four or five hundred acres easily of tillable land.”

From Washington Times

And he saw development gobbling up tillable acres.

From Washington Times

Byers said the property was attractive for its mixture of wooded and tillable acres.

From Washington Times

Early Americans drained these swamps to acquire civilization’s most essential resource: tillable land with friable soil.

From Wall Street Journal