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ef·fa·ble

   /ˈɛfəbəl/ Show Spelled[ef-uh-buhl] Show IPA

–adjective

utterable; expressible.

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Origin:
1630–40; < class="ital-inline">effābilis, equiv. to eff(ārī) to speak out (ef- ef- + fārī to speak) + -ābilis -able

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effable

1630s, from Fr. effable, from L. effabilis, from effari "to utter" (see ineffable). Now obsolete or archaic.