hissable

adj — 2 senses

hissable

adj

Etymology From hiss + -able.

1

Colloquial Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.

  • Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable.2015, Cathy Elliott, A Stitch in Crime:
2

Colloquial Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.

  • The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors.1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 29:

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