"ageable" meaning in English

See ageable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ageable [comparative], most ageable [superlative]
Etymology: age + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|age|able}} age + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} ageable (comparative more ageable, superlative most ageable)
  1. Capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
    Sense id: en-ageable-en-adj-tx7T8raq
  2. (dialect, informal, dated) Getting on in years; fairly old. Tags: dated, dialectal, informal
    Sense id: en-ageable-en-adj-QrwybDHt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 27 73

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