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ADOPTABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does adoptable mean?
• ADOPTABLE (adjective)
The adjective ADOPTABLE has 1 sense:
1. suitable or eligible for adoption
Familiarity information: ADOPTABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Suitable or eligible for adoption
Context example:
a shortage of adoptable babies
Antonym:
unadoptable (difficult to place in an adoptive home)
Derivation:
adopt (take into one's family)
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