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wadable

wadable

1 4.9
Shallow enough to walk through water
  • adjective
: transitable
  • The guide checked if the river was wadable before leading the group across.

Examples

  • After the drought, the stream became wadable and children could cross it safely.

  • In summer, the water level drops and the creek is usually wadable for hikers.

  • The river is wadable during the summer months.

  • Is this area wadable for children?

  • The river is shallow and wadable during the summer months, making it perfect for families.

  • We found a wadable section of the creek where the children could safely splash around.

  • After the rain, several wadable areas along the beach allowed us to walk along the water's edge.

Synonyms

walkable
vswadable
7 2.8

Easy and safe to move around on foot

focuses on being shallow enough to cross on foot through water
traversable
vswadable
1 5.7

People can cross it by walking or driving

is limited to crossing on foot through shallow water
wadeable
vswadable
1 4.6

Shallow enough to walk through the water

is an alternative spelling with identical meaning
fordable
vswadable
1 6.3

Shallow enough to walk, ride, or drive across a river

focuses on crossing only by walking through water
travelable
vswadable
1 5.1

A place like a road or path that vehicles can move along

is about crossing shallow water on foot rather than road suitability
crossable
vswadable
1 3.5

Can be crossed by walking or driving

is specific to crossing shallow water by walking through it

Antonyms

910 1.0

Far down from the surface or top

11 5.3

A road, path, or area you cannot travel through

How Shallow

wadable
1 4.9
shallow
145 1.6
deep
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

wadable positive

Morphology

wadable = wade (transparent) = wade + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'wade' with '-able' meaning 'able to be waded', which a B1 learner can infer from the components.

Etymology

The word wadable comes from the word wade, which means 'to walk through water', and the ending -able, meaning 'can be'. So, wadable describes a river or stream that is shallow enough to cross on foot.