adj
Meaning 1
Able to avoid detection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Sherlock easily located the clue, but Watson considered it missable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unmissable
Standard Lemma guide
missable
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/ˈmɪsəbl̩/
adj
Meaning 2
Far from unmissable; not worth watching or experiencing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a missable costume drama
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: skippable
Antonyms: unmissable
adj
Meaning 3
Capable of being missed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She was missable after a week away from home.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English miss Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English missable From miss + -able.