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harassable

adj

Etymology

From harass + -able.

  1. derived from *ḱe✻ — “here; this”
  2. derived from *hē₂r✻ — “here, in this place”
  3. derived from *hara✻ — “here, hither”
  4. derived from harer — “to set a dog on”
  5. derived from harasser — “to exhaust, tire out, wear out; to harry, torment, vex”
  6. suffixed as harassable — “harass + able”

Definitions

  1. Capable of, or suited to, being harassed.

    • The campus was aswarm with eminently harassable young women and strapping boys emitting almost tangible hormones.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA