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Webster 1913 Edition


Painable

Pain′a-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
pénible
.]
Causing pain; painful.
[Obs.]
The manacles of Astyages were not . . . the less weighty and
painable
for being composed of gold or silver.
Evelyn.

Definition 2024


painable

painable

English

Adjective

painable (comparative more painable, superlative most painable)

  1. (obsolete) painful
    The manacles of Astyages were not [] the less weighty and painable for being composed of gold or silver. Evelyn.