Definition of Showable

1. Adjective. Capable of, or suitable for, being shown; exhibitable. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Showable

1. show [adj] - See also: show

Lexicographical Neighbors of Showable

show one's face
show one's hand
show one's true colors
show round
show somebody the door
show stopper
show stoppers
show the door
show the flag
show time
show trial
show up
show willing
show window
showability
showable (current term)
showband
showbands
showbiz
showbizzes
showbizzy
showboat
showboated
showboater
showboaters
showboating
showboats
showbox
showboxes
showbread

Literary usage of Showable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, Floriculture, and Natural Scienceby Thomas Moore, William P Ayres by Thomas Moore, William P Ayres (1850)
"Of these the first three alone arc showable in an open class ; the anemone flowers form a class by themselves ¡ the tasseled and quilled sorts are not ..."

2. The Letters of Charles Lamb by Charles Lamb, Alfred Ainger (1904)
"at present. Glossop has got the " Murderer." Will you address him on the subject, or shall I—that is, Mary? She says you must write more showable letters ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Thus, the stock of old " worked" butter, no longer showable, is first softened by gentle warmth, and then emptied into large vats or tubs provided for the ..."

4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1859)
"Thus, the stock of old " worked" butter, no longer showable, is first softened by gentle warmth, and then emptied into large vats or tubs provided for the ..."

5. Mary Lamb by Anne Burrows Gilchrist (1883)
"Mary says you must write more showable letters about these matters, for with all our trouble of crossing out this word, and giving a cleaner turn to th' ..."

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