contemplable

adjective

con·​tem·​pla·​ble

kənˈtempləbəl

: capable of being contemplated

she found the nearer past … framed and contemplable like the pictures on the wall

—Dorothy M. Richardson

Word History

Etymology

Latin contemplabilis, from contemplari contemplate + -abilis -able

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