figure-outable
- adjective
- /ˈfɪɡjər ˈaʊtəbl/
- Informal
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resoluble
- This problem is figure-outable with some patience.
Examples
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Most everyday problems are figure-outable if you break them into smaller parts.
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Despite the complexity of the instructions, she believed the project was figure-outable.
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Don't panic—anything is figure-outable when you take a deep breath and think logically.
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Don't worry, it's figure-outable if you take your time.
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With some patience and focus, any problem can be figure-outable with the right approach.
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The instructions were complicated, but they were still figure-outable if you paid close attention.
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Although the math puzzle seemed challenging at first, it turned out to be quite figure-outable with a little thought.
Synonyms
171
1.6
Clear and easy to see what it means or why someone feels that way
11
3.7
Easy to understand
8
4.4
Easy to hear and understand
7
3.2
A problem you can find an answer to
7
3.8
Easy to understand
4
4.6
Something you can learn or understand
3
2.9
Something that can be found or learned
2
3.6
Able to be solved or explained, for example a question
2
5.5
Something people can understand because there is a clear reason
1
5.0
Can be understood or made clear
1
4.4
A problem that can be solved or fixed
1
5.7
Able to be understood or explained
1
3.8
Easy to understand or learn
1
6.6
Able to be worked out from the given information
1
2.7
Easy to find out from information or clues
1
4.9
Easy to understand
1
7.5
Most people can understand it easily
Easy to understand
Antonyms
How Understandable
Surface Forms
Morphology
figure-outable = figure out (transparent) = figure + out + able
The adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix -able to the phrasal verb 'figure out', yielding 'able to be figured out', which is directly inferable.
Etymology
Figure-outable comes from the common parts figure ('to think or calculate'), out ('to find'), and the ending -able ('can be done'). So it means something you 'can understand or solve' if you work at it, like a problem or puzzle that can be worked out.