likeable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English like Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English likeable From like + -able.

1. Alternative spelling of likable.

   “All the better that she was no dandy; all the likeabler that she spoke little; all the safer that she ruled the father an’ was a mistress in the house.”

   “He was about the likeablest cuss I ever met. We got to be good friends.”