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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Perspirableadjective

    Etymology: from perspire.

    That this attraction is performed by effiuviums, is plain and granted by most; for electricks will not commonly attract, unless they attract or become perspirable. Brown.

    In an animal under a course of hard labour, aliment too vaporous or perspirable will subject it to too strong a perspiration, debility and sudden death. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.

    Hair cometh not upon the palms of the hands or soles of the feet, which are parts more perspirable: and children are not hairy, for that their skins are most perspirable. Francis Bacon.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Perspirableadjective

    capable of being perspired

  2. Perspirableadjective

    emitting perspiration; perspiring

  3. Etymology: [Cf. F. perspirable.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of perspirable in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of perspirable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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