Doesn't that mean you would be 'fatigable', so would get tired?
2007-12-23 09:10:46 · 5 answers · asked by curious George 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
fatigable
adj. easily tired
defatigable
, a. [see defatigate.] capable of being wearied or tired out. [r.]
indefatigable
adj. inexhaustible, cannot be fatigued, tireless; persistent, industrious
2007-12-23 09:19:33 · answer #1 · answered by chavundur 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Defatigable means the same as fatigable. Just as inflammable means the same as flammable. That's English for you.
2007-12-23 17:15:44 · answer #2 · answered by SteveLaw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nobody cared about double negatives until the invention of symbolic logic and its misapplication to language.
a number of languages traditionally use the double negative for emphasis
2007-12-25 03:52:50 · answer #3 · answered by Ian M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't go and try applying logic to the English language - its just going to get you into trouble.
2007-12-23 17:15:17 · answer #4 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
2007-12-23 17:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by baby_face_paris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋