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hissable

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.
    colloquial
  2. Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.
    colloquial

Examples

“Thea could almost hiss out the name⟳. In fact, the mayor's name⟳ was quite hissable.”
“The French apply⟳ the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

hissier hissiest hissing hissing hot hissy hist.

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