"boreable" meaning in All languages combined

See boreable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more boreable [comparative], most boreable [superlative]
Etymology: bore + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bore|able}} bore + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} boreable (comparative more boreable, superlative most boreable)
  1. Capable of being bored or drilled into.
    Sense id: en-boreable-en-adj-cUDUz7dT
  2. Capable of being bored, or made to lose interest in something.
    Sense id: en-boreable-en-adj-QQaDz555 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: borable

Alternative forms

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