"missable" meaning in English

See missable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪsəbl̩/ Forms: more missable [comparative], most missable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English miss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English missable From miss + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|miss|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English miss Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English missable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "missable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="missable"> From miss + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} missable (comparative more missable, superlative most missable)
  1. Able to avoid detection.
    Sense id: en-missable-en-adj-VLcGvaSy Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 74 7 19
  2. Far from unmissable; not worth watching or experiencing. Synonyms: skippable
    Sense id: en-missable-en-adj-X0RTOELU
  3. Capable of being missed.
    Sense id: en-missable-en-adj-C44LhILy Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 19 20 61 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 22 21 57 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 20 18 62 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 11 67 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 10 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 6 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 5 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 23 10 67 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 21 7 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unmissable
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