occasionable
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/
Adjective
occasionable (not comparable)
- Capable of being occasioned or caused[1]
- a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number). Keep thy Heart with all Diligence”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:
- this practice will fence us against immoderate displeasure occasionable by men's hard opinions
- (archaic) occasional
- occasionable table
- 1809, Diedrich Knickerbocker [pseudonym; Washington Irving], A History of New York, from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Inskeep & Bradford, […], →OCLC:
- Having listened attentively to the statement of Wandle Schoonhoven, giving an occasionable grunt, as he shovelled a mighty spoonful of Indian pudding into his mouth […]
Derived terms
References
- ^ “occasionable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.