"crammable" meaning in English

See crammable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more crammable [comparative], most crammable [superlative]
Etymology: cram + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cram|able}} cram + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} crammable (comparative more crammable, superlative most crammable)
  1. (informal) Able to be crammed (in various senses). Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-crammable-en-adj-P91o0Tri Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able

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          "ref": "2018 March 8, Jacob Gallagher, “This Is Not Your Father's (or Your Farmer's) Carhartt Jacket”, in The Wall Street Journal, archived from the original on 2022-12-06",
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