"accostable" meaning in All languages combined

See accostable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more accostable [comparative], most accostable [superlative]
Etymology: Originally from French accostable, in later usage partly recoined from accost + -able. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|accostable}} French accostable, {{af|en|accost|-able}} accost + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} accostable (comparative more accostable, superlative most accostable)
  1. (dated, uncommon) Approachable; affable; willing to be accosted. Tags: dated, uncommon Derived forms: unaccostable
    Sense id: en-accostable-en-adj-u0Gzxqvs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 0 2

Adjective [French]

IPA: /a.kɔs.tabl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-accostable.wav Forms: accostables [plural]
Etymology: From accoster + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|accoster|-able}} accoster + -able Head templates: {{fr-adj}} accostable (plural accostables)
  1. approachable (of a person)
    Sense id: en-accostable-fr-adj-7Gnbybva Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
  2. (nautical) dockable (at which you can land a boat) Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-accostable-fr-adj-MD~0rKwL Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -able: 32 68 Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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