fleeceable C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈflisəbəl/ UK /ˈfliːsəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj easily cheated or swindled Con artists prey on the trusting and fleeceable. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · easily cheated or swindled gulliblecredulousexploitablenaive ↔ Opposites shrewdwaryastute Word family Related forms fleecefleecer Etymology AI details From the verb fleece ('to swindle', from Old English flēos 'fleece') + the suffix -able. flēos Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fleeceable **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈflisəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfliːsəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. easily cheated or swindled ## Examples - Con artists prey on the trusting and fleeceable. ## Synonyms - gullible - credulous - exploitable - naive ## Antonyms - shrewd - wary - astute ## Related Forms - fleece - fleecer ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flēos ## Etymology From the verb fleece ('to swindle', from Old English flēos 'fleece') + the suffix -able. ## AI Etymology Fleeceable comes from the verb fleece ('to swindle', from Old English flēos 'fleece') + the suffix -able. The etymological trail includes Old English flēos. As an adjective, fleeceable describes what is easily cheated or swindled. The same family is visible in related forms such as fleece and fleecer. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown