"killable" meaning in English

See killable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/ Forms: more killable [comparative], most killable [superlative]
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  1. Able to be killed.
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  2. Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food.
    Sense id: en-killable-en-adj-mcoGOYsD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unkillable Translations (fit to be killed): ܡܸܬ݂ܩܲܛܠܵܢܵܐ (miṯqaṭlānā) (Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), zabitelný (Czech), doodbar (Dutch), tuable [feminine, masculine] (French), tötbar (German), matável [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), убиваемый (ubivajemyj) (Russian), zabiteľný (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'fit to be killed': 48 52
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