"effable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛfəbl̩/ Audio: En-au-effable.ogg Forms: more effable [comparative], most effable [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin effābilis (effor (“I utter”) + -able). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|effābilis}} Latin effābilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable)
  1. (archaic) Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-effable-en-adj-293PpMQ- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɛfəbl̩/ Audio: En-au-effable.ogg Forms: more effable [comparative], most effable [superlative]
Etymology: From eff (“fuck”) + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|eff|-able|t1=fuck}} eff (“fuck”) + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable)
  1. (slang, euphemistic) Fuckable; sexually attractive. Tags: euphemistic, slang
    Sense id: en-effable-en-adj-SCCOhlT9 Categories (other): English euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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