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climbable

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

able to be climbed

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2015, Turtle Bunbury, "Beyond the blarney: the best hidden gems in Ireland" in The Guardian, Travel, 16 March, 2015, https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/mar/16/ireland-top-hidden-outdoor-cultural-attractions Dursey Island is a walkers’ paradise, celebrated for its nesting colonies of seabirds, the eminently climbable Cnoc Bólais hill and a signal tower built over 200 years ago to keep watch for Napoleon’s fleet.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 2

capable of being surmounted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: surmountable

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective satellite

Meaning 3

capable of being ascended

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ascendable, ascendible

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English climb Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English climbable From climb + -able.