Meaning & use

Pickable

adjective·Everyday

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Capable of being picked, chosen, or, in the case of a lock, opened without a key.

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The ripe strawberries were finally pickable after weeks of waiting.

A cheap padlock is often easily pickable with basic tools.

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Formed by adding the suffix '-able' to the verb 'pick', following a common English word-building pattern.

Words with a similar meaning

selectableharvestable

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