Bereavable
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Able to be bereaved. not-comparable, rare
"At the age of four she read exceedingly well; and from a very babe, as her bereavable mother soon after her death declared, the utmost regularity was observable in all her actions."
Example
More examples"At the age of four she read exceedingly well; and from a very babe, as her bereavable mother soon after her death declared, the utmost regularity was observable in all her actions."
Etymology
From bereave + -able.
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