Capable vs Blastworthy - What's the difference?
capable | blastworthy |
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
(obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in. Construed with of'', ''for or an infinitive.
* 1775 Samuel Johnson, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland'' (''Works 10.479):
Worthy or capable of being blasted; explosive.
* 1969 , Kenneth Macpherson, Close up: Volume 10 :
* 1996 , Arthur Roy Eckardt, On the way to death: essays toward a comic vision :
(figuratively) Indicative of an exceptionally good time; enjoyable.
As adjectives the difference between capable and blastworthy
is that capable is able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something while blastworthy is worthy or capable of being blasted; explosive.capable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She is capable and efficient.
- He does not need help; he is capable of eating on his own.
- As everyone knew, he was capable of violence when roused.
- That fact is not capable of proof.
- He has begun a road capable of a wheel-carriage.
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* incapableDerived terms
* capability nounReferences
*Anagrams
* ----blastworthy
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Shown with the foregoing, the desperate and blastworthy Puss in Boots
- Oxford Universal Dictionary is more accepting of things blastworthy . It allows places for both " — " and "flatulence," although respecting the former it does confess "not in decent use."
- Last year we had a blast; this year will be even more blastworthy .
