adjective

catchable

catchable

The ball was high but catchable.

The ball was high but catchable.

Is this fish catchable with a small net?

Is this fish catchable with a small net?

((sth.)) is catchable Something is capable of being caught. The ball was catchable.

Synonyms: attainable, gettable; Antonyms: uncatchable, elusive

From the verb 'catch' plus the suffix '-able', meaning 'capable of being'. So, 'capable of being caught'.

Think of a ball that is easy to 'catch' because it is 'catchable'.

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