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Etymology

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From hiss +‎ -able.

Adjective

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hissable (comparative more hissable, superlative most hissable)

  1. (colloquial) Capable of being pronounced with a hiss.
    • 2015, Cathy Elliott, A Stitch in Crime:
      Thea could almost hiss out the name. In fact, the mayor's name was quite hissable.
  2. (colloquial) Deserving to be hissed or booed; villainous.
    • 1890, Parry's Monthly Magazine, volume 6, page 29:
      The French apply the adjective sifflable (hissable) to bad plays and bad actors.