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pursuable

1 6.3

Can be followed along a road or trail

adjective
/pərˈsuːəbl/

: perseguible

The suspect remained pursuable thanks to the clear footprints left in the mud.

Examples

The mountain trail was barely pursuable after the heavy snowfall.
In this game, the target is pursuable by all players.
Not every opportunity is pursuable if you lack the necessary resources.
The rabbit is pursuable through the dense forest.
The thief remained pursuable as he ran through the crowded market.
During the chase, the criminal was still pursuable despite trying to hide in the alley.
The escaped dog was pursuable as he darted down the street, making it easy for his owner to follow.

Synonyms

catchable

vspursuable

1 2.9

Possible to hold by hand, for example a ball or fish

is able to be chased or followed physically without implying it will be taken

Antonyms

unattainable

18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

How Pursuable

easy

∞ 1.0

pursuable

1 6.3

hard to catch

10 5.0

unpursued

1 6.9

Surface Forms

pursuable positive

Morphology

pursuable = pursue (transparent) = pursue + able

Direct adjectival formation from the verb 'pursue' with '-able', yielding an adjective meaning 'capable of being pursued'.

Etymology

Pursuable comes from pursue, which comes from the Latin parts pro- 'forward' and sequ- 'follow', the same root you see in sequence. So if a trail or person is pursuable, they can be 'followed' or chased in a physical sense.