Meaning & use
askable
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Able to be asked; approachable in a way that invites questions.
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The new manager made a point of being askable so employees felt comfortable raising concerns.
Is that an askable question, or is it too personal?
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"Askable" is a fairly rare but understandable formation, built regularly from "ask" plus the suffix "-able."
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