Collocationable

/ˌkɒləˈkeɪʃənəbəl/ adjective

Definition

Capable of being collocated or placed together; able to form natural word combinations.

Etymology

Collocation + -able suffix, meaning 'capable of.' This is a constructed adjective following standard English word-formation patterns.

Kelly Says

Not all words are equally collocationable—while 'very' colllocates with hundreds of adjectives, the word 'pregnant' is collocationable with almost nothing ('very pregnant' sounds strange; 'heavily pregnant' works instead).

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