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Failable vs Foilable - What's the difference?

failable | foilable |

As adjectives the difference between failable and foilable

is that failable is capable of failing or becoming exhausted while foilable is capable of being foiled.

failable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of failing or becoming exhausted.
  • * John Flavel
    • He must not depend on any thing that is failable ; for what shall he do then, when that stock is spent, and he hath no provision left to live upon?

    Related terms

    * fallible

    foilable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being foiled.
    • (Webster 1913)