spreadable

adj, noun — 2 senses

spreadable

adj

/ˈspɹɛdəbəl/

Etymology From spread + -able.

1

Capable of being spread.

  • This warm margarine is much more spreadable than that lump of cold butter.
  • You can choose spreadable cheese or cheese blocks.
1 more example
  • Salumi platters, at $8 a selection, built from the best examples she can find, including a spicy, spreadable salami called nduja.2009 September 2, Kim Severson, “For a Perfectionist Chef, a New Spot and a New Challenge”, in New York Times:
Derived terms
nonspreadable, spreadably, unspreadable

spreadable

noun

Etymology From spread + -able.

1

Something, such as a food product, that can be spread.

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