Meaning of PERISHABLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'perishubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] liable to perish; subject destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit" |
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| | Synonyms: | | biodegradable, decayable, putrefiable, putrescible, spoilable |
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| | Antonyms: | | imperishable | | |
| | See Also: | | destructible | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.]
Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;
as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.
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| | Related Terms: | | brittle, capricious, changeable, corruptible, deciduous, dying, ephemeral, evanescent, fading, fickle, fleeting, flitting, fly-by-night, flying, fragile, frail, fugacious, fugitive, impermanent, impetuous, impulsive, inconstant, insubstantial, momentary, mortal, mutable, nondurable, nonpermanent, passing, short-lived, subject to death, temporal, temporary, transient, transitive, transitory, undurable, unenduring, unstable, volatile |
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