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English
Etymology
mine + -able
Adjective
minable (comparative more minable, superlative most minable)
- Able to be mined.
- Worth mining.
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French
Etymology
From the sense "likely to be destroyed by a mine," from miner + -able.
Pronunciation
Adjective
minable (plural minables)
- lousy, stinky, rubbish
- miserable, pathetic
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