"fathomable" meaning in English

See fathomable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæðəməbəl/, /ˈfæðməbəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fathomable.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more fathomable [comparative], most fathomable [superlative]
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