smellable
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
[edit] Adjective
smellable (not comparable)
- (possibly nonstandard) That can be detected by smell.
[edit] References
- 2007, Günter Radden, René Dirven, Cognitive English grammar, page 284: "Conversion predicates of perception tend to be coded as adjectives: visible, audible, palpable and tangible, but English lacks adjectives such as *smellable and *tastable for something that can be smelled or tasted."
