agitable

adjective

ag·​i·​ta·​ble

ˈa-jə-tə-bəl

: capable of being agitated

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin agitābilis "mobile," from agitāre "to agitate" + -bilis -able

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined above

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