thumbable

thumbable

English

Etymology

thumb +‎ -able

Adjective

thumbable (comparative more thumbable, superlative most thumbable)

1. Capable of being handled, manipulated, or operated with a thumb or thumbs.
   • 2003, Richard V. Dragan, "Improved BlackBerry Delivers End-to-End Messaging", PC Magazine, 5 August 2003:

     The backlit monochrome screen is easy to see, and we found the thumbable keyboard easier to type on than earlier BlackBerry models.

2. (of a book) Compellingly readable or easy to thumb through.
   • 1905, H. W. Boynton, "Little Burney", The New York Times, 25 February 1905:

     It is for these things that we give the "Diary" a place of honor among thumbable volumes on our shelves.

   • 2001, Julie Kaewert, Unsigned: A Booklover's Mystery, Bantam Books (2001), page 13:

     Only London's finest collection of comfortable, thumbable antiquarian books, I thought, as I watched him sink into a chair near the empty fireplace.

Quotations

• For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:thumbable.