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Where does “censurably” come from?

censurably (English) comes from English censurable, from English -able, from Middle English -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis.

censurably (English): In a censurable manner

Definitions

  1. In a censurable manner

Ancestry of “censurably”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcensurableDeserving of censure; blameworthy
2English-ableAn adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning
3Middle English-able-able
4Old French-ableworthy of, deserving of; -ing, creating an...
5Latin-ābilis—
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