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In some senses, mouthable is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.
mouthable
adj 2
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4ADJ.
most
VERB + MOUTHABLE
rollicked
PREP.
in
ADV.
probably
Definitions
adj
1
That may be taken into the mouth, especially in terms of objects in a house that an infant may suck on and which must therefore be free from toxic substances such as lead.
2
Fine-sounding, of spoken words.
[…] while our poetry rollicked in mouthable lines that, like the face of Helen 'launched a thousand ships […]
[…] probably the most mouthable of the self-mocking wisecracks […]
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[…] while our poetry rollicked in mouthable lines that, like the face of Helen 'launched a thousand ships […]
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[…] probably the most mouthable of the self-mocking wisecracks […]
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