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exceedable, a.|ɛkˈsiːdəb(ə)l| [f. prec. + -able.] That may be exceeded. Todd's explanation, copied into mod. Dicts., is due to a misunderstanding of Fr. surmontable in Sherwood.
1611Cotgr., Surmontable..surpassable, exceedable. Hence1632in Sherwood. 1819Todd, Exceedable, That may surmount or excel [with reference to Sherwood]. Hence in mod. Dicts. |