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Definition of Delayable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Delayable
Literary usage of Delayable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Fact and Fable in Psychology by Joseph Jastrow (1900)
"It is so easy to fall into the habit of delaying all delayable matters as long
as possible that it must frequently happen that your own sense of duty is ..."
2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"... he labours to clear bis intentions to her person.—lip. Hall, If'orka, ii. 25S.
delayable, capable of delay, or of being delayed. ..."
3. A Handbook on Parliamentary Practice by Rufus Waples (1883)
"It should be remembered that the application of the previous question to any
motion not debatable nor amendable nor delayable, would be futile; ..."
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