"firable" meaning in English

See firable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more firable [comparative], most firable [superlative], fireable [alternative]
Etymology: From fire + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|fire|able}} fire + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} firable (comparative more firable, superlative most firable)
  1. Capable of being fired (in various senses).
    Sense id: en-firable-en-adj-hwoSyoKJ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 51 49
  2. For which one may be fired from one's job.
    Sense id: en-firable-en-adj-gv9liep4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fireworthy Derived forms: unfirable

Alternative forms

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