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sliceable

sliceable

2.8
Easy to cut into slices without falling apart
  • adjective
  • /ˈslaɪsəbl/
translation icon : cortable
  • The cake was perfectly cooled and sliceable for the party.

Examples

  • Don't worry, it'll thicken and be sliceable once it's completely cooled.

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  • After chilling in the fridge, the dough became sliceable and ready for baking.

  • Don't worry, it'll thicken and be sliceable once it's completely cooled.

Synonyms

cuttable
vssliceable
1 3.7

Able to be cut with a knife or other tool

is easy to divide neatly into thin pieces without crumbling

How Firm

hard
764 1.0
firm
30 1.0
sliceable
2.8
soft
552 1.0
crumbly
7 3.0

Surface Forms

sliceable positive

Morphology

sliceable = slice (transparent) = slice + able

Direct suffixation of -able to the verb 'slice' yielding the literal meaning 'able to be sliced'.

Etymology

Sliceable comes from the simple word slice, meaning 'a thin part you cut', plus the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So when bread, cake, or cheese is sliceable, it is firm enough 'to be cut' into clean pieces without falling apart.