adj.
Variant: also -ible
Function: adjective suffix
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin -abilis, -ibilis, from -a-, -i-, verb stem vowels + -bilis capable or worthy of
1 : capable of, fit for, or worthy of (being so acted upon or toward) ― chiefly in adjectives derived from verbs <break able > <collect ible >
2 : tending, given, or liable to <agree able > <perish able >
– -ably also -ibly adverb suffix