Definitions for quotableˈkwoʊ tə bəl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

quot•a•bleˈkwoʊ tə bəl(adj.)

  1. able to be easily quoted, as by reason of effectiveness, succinctness, or the like.

  2. suitable or appropriate for quotation.

Origin of quotable:

1815–25

quot′a•bly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. repeatable, quotable(adj)

    able or fit to be repeated or quoted

    "what he said was not repeatable in polite company"; "he comes up with so many quotable phrases"

  2. quotable(adj)

    suitable for or worthy of quotation

    "a quotable slogan"; "his remarks are not quotable in mixed company"

Wiktionary

  1. quotable(Adjective)

    Capable or worthy of being quoted; as, a quotable writer; a quotable sentence.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Quotable(adj)

    capable or worthy of being quoted; as, a quotable writer; a quotable sentence


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