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postponable

postponable

1 4.0
Able to be delayed until later
  • adjective
  • /poʊstˈpoʊnəbl/
translation icon : posponible
  • The meeting is postponable, so we can reschedule it for next week.

Examples

  • Due to the storm, the outdoor event is postponable and can be moved to next month.

  • Keeping in mind Jaromir Hladik's postponable death, we hear Myshkin again during his first visit with the Yepanchin family.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Remember that the deadline for submitting your project is postponable if you request an extension.

Synonyms

shiftable
vspostponable
3.6

An event or deadline that can be moved to a different time

is limited to delays specifically to a later time

How Delayed

postponable
1 4.0
fixed
1.8

Surface Forms

postponable positive

Morphology

postponable = postpone (transparent) = postpone + able

Clear adjectival formation from the verb 'postpone' with the productive suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being delayed'.

Etymology

Postponable comes from Latin parts post- meaning 'after' and ponere meaning 'to put', and it comes from the verb postpone. So it literally means 'able to be put after', which explains why it means 'able to be delayed or moved to a later time'.