effable

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛfəbl̩/ === Etymology 1 === From Latin effābilis (effor (“I utter”) + -able). ==== Adjective ==== effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable) (archaic, uncommon) Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed. Antonym: ineffable ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From eff (“fuck”) +‎ -able. ==== Adjective ==== effable (comparative more effable, superlative most effable) (slang, euphemistic) Fuckable; sexually attractive. === Further reading === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors ((Can we date this quote?)), “effable”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.