"hittable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hittable [comparative], most hittable [superlative]
Etymology: hit + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hit|able}} hit + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} hittable (comparative more hittable, superlative most hittable)
  1. Able to be hit; fit to be hit Categories (topical): Baseball

Download JSON data for hittable meaning in English (2.2kB)

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