"dustable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdʌstəbəl/ Forms: more dustable [comparative], most dustable [superlative]
Etymology: dust + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dust|able}} dust + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} dustable (comparative more dustable, superlative most dustable)
  1. Of a pesticide or herbicide: suitable for crop-dusting.
    Sense id: en-dustable-en-adj-F0fjjnOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 59 41
  2. Capable of being cleaned with a duster.
    Sense id: en-dustable-en-adj-KXmeJxWd

Download JSON data for dustable meaning in English (1.7kB)

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