"encourageable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more encourageable [comparative], most encourageable [superlative]
Etymology: encourage + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|encourage|able}} encourage + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} encourageable (comparative more encourageable, superlative most encourageable)
  1. Able to be encouraged; suggestible.
    Sense id: en-encourageable-en-adj-t-oc4lfX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 91 9
  2. Misspelling of incorrigible. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: incorrigible
    Sense id: en-encourageable-en-adj-Q7nd87m1

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