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askable

askable

5.1
A question or topic that people can ask
  • adjective
  • /ˈæskəbl/
translation icon : preguntable
  • For a successful interview, the candidate should prepare askable questions to engage the team.

Examples

  • The question of "why didn't conservatives believe the polls?" and what that means for the future are askable and answerable without ever making reference to Silver.

    Blog text (2)

  • These are excellent questions, but none is askable unless one first knows what an alluvial fan is and knows how to apply the term.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The topic of climate change is very askable, and many people are eager to discuss it.

  • In the workshop, we created an environment that was askable to encourage everyone to share their ideas.

How Appropriate

appropriate
962 3.5
askable
5.1
unsuitable
20 2.6
inappropriate
354 3.7

Surface Forms

askable positive

Morphology

askable = ask (transparent) = ask + able

The word is transparently formed by adding the suffix '-able' to 'ask', indicating capability or suitability.

Etymology

Askable comes from the verb ask and the ending -able meaning 'able'. So a question or topic that is askable is 'able to be asked' and is something you can bring up or ask about.