"write-onable" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more write-onable [comparative], most write-onable [superlative]
Etymology: From write on + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|write on|able}} write on + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} write-onable (comparative more write-onable, superlative most write-onable)
  1. (colloquial) Capable of being written on. Tags: colloquial
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