Counsellable

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Willing to receive counsel or follow advice. obsolete

    "Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions more counsellable than he."

  2. 2
    advisable; prudent obsolete

    "1660/1667, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, written by Himself He did not believe it counsellable."

Example

More examples

"Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions more counsellable than he."

Etymology

From counsel + -able.

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