English Explanatory Dictionary

exhaustible

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Capable of being exhausted.

Pronunciation

/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪbl̩/

Word forms

exhaustible more exhaustible most exhaustible

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews-ye-tider. Proto-Italic *auzjō Latin hauriō Latin exhauriō Latin exhaustusder. English exhaust Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English exhaustible From exhaust + -ible.

Antonyms

inexhaustible

Derived words

unexhaustible
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