violable

[ vahy-uh-luh-buh l ]
/ ˈvaɪ ə lə bəl /

adjective

capable of being violated: a violable precept.

Origin of violable

1425–75; late Middle English: destructive < Latin violābilis, equivalent to violā(re) to violate + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM violable

Words nearby violable

viola, viola clef, viola d'amore, viola da braccio, viola da gamba, violable, violaceous, violate, violation, violative, violence

Example sentences from the Web for violable

  • Maximilian had too late come to understand that his anointed flesh was violable at all.

    The Missourian |Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle