corvéable

French

Etymology

From corvée +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.ve.abl/

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Adjective

corvéable (plural corvéables)

1. (historical) liable to corvée labour

   taillable et corvéable à merci ― limitlessly exploitable

2. (figurative) exploitable

Further reading

• “corvéable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.