stoppable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn

Old English stoppian

Middle English stoppen

English stop

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English stoppable

From stop + -able.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒpəbəl

Adjective

stoppable (comparative more stoppable, superlative most stoppable)

1. Capable of being stopped.
   • 1927 March 14, “Chesty Child”, in Time‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: Time Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 November 2010:

     That is why some say that Mr. Stewart is the toughest and least stoppable fullback in the oil field.

   • 2003 December 15, Bill Edgar, “Wolves' plight worsens”, in The Times‎^[2], London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     “All the goals were stoppable,” Dave Jones, the Wolves manager, said.

     (Can we archive this URL?)

Antonyms

• unstoppable

Derived terms

• stoppability

Translations

Translations

• Portuguese: parável