What part of speech is perishable?

Perishable can be categorized as a noun and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. perishable is a noun, singular of perishables.
  • 2. perishable is an adjective.

Inflections

Noun

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more perishable
    most perishable
  • Positive: perishable 
  • Comparative: more perishable
  • Superlative: most perishable

What does perishable mean?

Definitions

Adjective

perishable - liable to perish; subject to destruction or death or decay; "this minute and perishable planet"; "perishable foods such as butter and fruit"

Noun

perishable - food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated

Examples of perishable

#   Sentence  
1. adj. This minute and perishable planet.
2. adj. Perishable foods such as butter and fruit.
3. adj. But while the (otherwise perishable) thoughts are still fresh in my mind from the hearings on Monday and Tuesday, I wanted to throw out some observations for discussion in the days/weeks ahead.
4. adj. Please don't order anything perishable.
5. adj. Everything is perishable, but the good memories live.
6. adj. Music is the most perishable of things, fragile and delicate, easily destroyed.
7. adj. Olive oil is perishable.
8. adj. Fresh figs are very fragile and highly perishable.
9. adj. Fresh figs are extremely perishable.
Sentence  
adj.
This minute and perishable planet.
Perishable foods such as butter and fruit.
But while the (otherwise perishable) thoughts are still fresh in my mind from the hearings on Monday and Tuesday, I wanted to throw out some observations for discussion in the days/weeks ahead.
Please don't order anything perishable.
Everything is perishable, but the good memories live.
Music is the most perishable of things, fragile and delicate, easily destroyed.
Olive oil is perishable.
Fresh figs are very fragile and highly perishable.
Fresh figs are extremely perishable.

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