Meaning of DISPENSABLE
| Pronunciation: | | di'spensubul
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| | Definition: | | [adj] capable of being dispensed with or done without; "dispensable items of personal property" |
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| | Antonyms: | | indispensable | | |
| | See Also: | | unnecessary, unneeded | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Dis*pen"sa*ble\, a. [LL. dispensabilis. See
{Dispense}.]
1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.
2. Capable of being dispensed with. --Coleridge.
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| | Related Terms: | | admissible, allocated, allowable, apportionable, apportioned, back-burner, condonable, de trop, defensible, dinky, disposable, distributable, divisible, excess, excusable, exemptible, expendable, expiable, expletive, forgivable, gratuitous, immaterial, in excess, inappreciable, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inessential, inferior, inoffensive, insignificant, irrelevant, justifiable, legitimate, little, minor, minute, needless, negligible, nonessential, not vital, parceled, pardonable, petit, pleonastic, portioned out, prolix, reasonable, redundant, remissible, severable, small, spare, supererogatory, superfluous, tautologic, tautologous, technical, to spare, uncalled-for, unessential, unimpressive, unnecessary, unneeded, unnoteworthy, unobjectionable, useless, venial, verbose, vindicable, warrantable |
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