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perishable Definition

per·ish·able (peris̸h ə bəl)

adjective

that may perish; esp., liable to spoil or deteriorate, as some foods

noun

something, esp. a food, liable to spoil or deteriorate

perishable Related Forms

per′·ish·abil·ity noun or per·ish·able·ness

perishable Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: He begins by stating that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
  • include: While many of the products are fresh in the day-to-day sense, they do not include very short-life perishables or chilled goods.

Adjective modifier

other: Except of course food and other perishables, which are often bad purely as a consequence of being old.

Modifies a noun

  • foodstuff: Gender bias in agricultural market liberalization Women usually occupy particular niches in agricultural markets, as small-scale, retail traders in perishable foodstuffs.
  • food: Take perishable food; remember your food in the kitchen, too.
  • item: The refund will be made less any charge for perishable items once the hamper has been returned, suitably packaged.
  • nature: Any article of a perishable nature may be disposed of earlier.
  • good: For example, where part of the deceased's estate consists of perishable goods.
  • product: Any perishable products should be brought in on Wednesday morning please.

Modifying Another Word

  • highly: Land navigation is a skill that is highly perishable.
  • not: Because they're not perishable they're transported by sea or land rather than air.
  • very: But please remember these presents are very perishable so will not keep very long.

Preposition: than

building: Is it because people in a social landscape are more perishable than buildings or rivers?