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fat·i·ga·ble

(făt′ĭ-gə-bəl)
adj.
Subject to fatigue.
[French, from Old French, from Late Latin fatīgābilis, from Latin fatīgāre, to fatigue.]
fat′i·ga·bil′i·ty n.
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fat•i•ga•ble

(ˈfæt ɪ gə bəl)

adj.
susceptible to fatigue.
[1600–10; < Latin]
fat′i•ga•ble•ness, fat`i•ga•bil′i•ty, n.
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