What part of speech is expendable?

Expendable can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. expendable is a noun, singular of expendables.
  • 2. expendable is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more expendable
    most expendable
  • Positive: expendable 
  • Comparative: more expendable
  • Superlative: most expendable

What does expendable mean?

Definitions

Adjective

expendable - suitable to be expended
expendable - (used of funds) remaining after taxes; "spendable income"

Noun

expendable - An expendable person or object; usually used in the plural.

Examples of expendable

#   Sentence  
1. adj. Tom is expendable.
2. adj. No one is expendable.
3. adj. "Link!" "Huh?" "Go to Gamelon." "What?" "Take my ship and go to Gamelon." "Why?" "Because, my boy, you are expendable." "No! Screw that." "Go to Gamelon, will you?" "No!" "Damn." "...Fa—" "Zelda, go to Gamelon." "...Alright."
4. adj. He's expendable.
Sentence  
adj.
Tom is expendable.
No one is expendable.
"Link!" "Huh?" "Go to Gamelon." "What?" "Take my ship and go to Gamelon." "Why?" "Because, my boy, you are expendable." "No! Screw that." "Go to Gamelon, will you?" "No!" "Damn." "...Fa—" "Zelda, go to Gamelon." "...Alright."
He's expendable.

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