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adjective
con·​form·​able | \ kÉ™n-ˈfȯr-mÉ™-bÉ™l How to pronounce conformable (audio) \

Definition of conformable

1 : corresponding or consistent in form or character conduct conformable to their principles
2 : submissive, compliant be patient and conformable to my directions— Sir Walter Scott
3 : following in unbroken sequence —used of geologic strata formed under uniform conditions
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conformably \ kÉ™n-​ˈfȯr-​mÉ™-​blÄ“ How to pronounce conformably (audio) \ adverb

Examples of conformable in a Sentence

one of the more conformable inmates in a prison that's filled with unruly ones

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 Everyone is conformable being near other people, because no one is groping anyone or looking for anything other than to maintain their own space and enjoy the music. — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, "Woodstock photographer talks Hendrix, hippies, Janis," 25 July 2019

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First Known Use of conformable

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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