adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Easily alarmed; excitable.

   "Everyone was alarmed, including Sir Harry McGowan, not usually the most alarmable of men."

2. 2
   Of a building, etc.: capable of being fitted with an alarm system. rare

Example

More examples

"Everyone was alarmed, including Sir Harry McGowan, not usually the most alarmable of men."

Etymology

From alarm + -able.

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