*sable*

a. [ L. accusabilis: cf. F. accusable. ] Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or fault; blamable; -- with of. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Ready to receive advice. [ R. ] South. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency; advisability. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being amassed. [ 1913 Webster ]

v., n., a., n. Same as Amortize, Amortization, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. amusable. ] Capable of being amused. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. -- Ap*peas"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

a. Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
Syn. -- opposable [ Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Capable of being appraised. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Liable to be assessed or taxed; as, assessable property. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being caused. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being chased; fit for hunting. Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being cleansed. Sherwood. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being compassed or accomplished. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. receiving money for services rendered.
Syn. -- paying(prenominal), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. qualifying one for receipt of compensation, such as for a bodily injury; as, a compensable injury. [ PJC ]

a. [ Cf. F. condensable. ] Capable of being condensed; as, vapor is condensable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being confused. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Cognizable; liable to be tried or judged. [ Obs. ] Bp. Barlow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. conversable. ] Qualified for conversation; disposed to converse; sociable; free in discourse. [ 1913 Webster ]

While young, humane, conversable, and kind. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being conversable; disposition to converse; sociability. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being criticised. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being resolved into constituent elements. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Demise. ] (Law) Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being deposed or deprived of office. Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. OF. despisable. ] Despicable; contemptible. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Devise. ] 1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lacking ability; unable. [ Obs. ] “Our disable and unactive force.” Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Disabled p. pr. & vb. n. Disabling ] 1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force, vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to impair. [ 1913 Webster ]

A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure disables him. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

And had performed it, if my known offense
Had not disabled me. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have disabled mine estate. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to render legally incapable. [ 1913 Webster ]

An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and disables his children to inherit. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to undervalue. [ Obs. ] “He disabled my judgment.” Shak.

Syn. -- To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. injured so as to be unable to function; as, disabled veterans.
Syn. -- hors de combat, out of action. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. unable to function at normal capacity.
Syn. -- handicapped, incapacitated. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Deprivation of ability; incapacity. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. dispensabilis. See Dispense. ] 1. Capable of being dispensed or administered. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Capable of being dispensed with. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being dispensable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Dispose. ] Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion may require; not assigned to any service or use. [ 1913 Webster ]

The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a disposable surplus. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. designed to be disposed of after use; -- of articles of commerce. The term implies that it is less expensive to manufacture a new one than to clean and recycle the used item to make it fit for use again; as, disposable dishes; disposable diapers; disposable gloves. Opposite of reusable.
Syn. -- throwaway(predicate), non-reusable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Economics) that portion of income which is available for spending on discretionary purchases; for individuals, it is usually calculated as total income less taxes. National disposable income, which is the disposable income of all individuals and businesses, is calculated as total national income minus taxes plus transfer payments. Dornbusch and Fischer (Macroeconomics) [ PJC ]

a. Blamable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being erased. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Liable or subject to excise; as, tobacco in an excisable commodity. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. [ L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable. See Excuse. ] That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable action. -- Ex*cus"a*ble*ness, n. -- Ex*cus"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

The excusableness of my dissatisfaction. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

pos>a. That may be exercised, used, or exerted; as, the stock options are exercisable for only five years from the date of issue. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

a. Capable of being guessed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. il- not + lapsable. ] Incapable of slipping, or of error. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Immersible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. Unpassable. ] Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an impassable road, mountain, or gulf. Milton. -- Im*pass"a*ble*ness, n. -- Im*pass"a*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. imposable. ] Capable of being imposed or laid on. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Quality of being imposable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not advisable. -- In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness, n. [1913 Webster]