Disposable vs Tossable - What's the difference?
disposable | tossable |
Any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.
* 2010 , Kathleen Huggins, The Expectant Parents' Companion (page 88)
That can be disposed of.
That is designed to be discarded rather than refilled or repaired.
Available to be used.
Suitable for being tossed or thrown.
* 2001 , Instructor (volume 111)
Suitable for throwing away; disposable.
* 2004 , William C. Banfield, Black notes: essays of a musician writing in a post-album age
(automotive) Nimble, maneuverable, responding quickly to steering input.
* 2013 , Wall Street Journal, "Nissan Versa Note Isn't Worth the Cost at Any Price" (October 4, 2013)
As adjectives the difference between disposable and tossable
is that disposable is that can be disposed of while tossable is suitable for being tossed or thrown.As a noun disposable
is any object that is designed to be disposed of rather than refilled or repaired.disposable
English
Noun
(en noun)- Parents who use cloth diapers often use disposables for travel, nights, or both.
Adjective
(en adjective)- Rather than purchase an expensive razor he bought a packet of cheap disposable ones.
Antonyms
* non-disposable, nondisposable, undisposable, indisposableDerived terms
* disposability * disposable income * disposableness * disposablyExternal links
* (wikipedia "disposable")tossable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- For Toss It, I use a ball that looks like a globe, but any soft tossable item will work.
- CDs seem so tiny to me, so dispensable and exchangeable, so tossable and tradable, like a baseball card or something.
- But both those cars are nippy, fun, willing, cinched-down, pretty tossable little cars.