† acquaintable, a. Obs.
(əˈkweɪntəb(ə)l)
Also aqueyntable, acquayntable.
[a. Fr. acointable, f. acoint-er. See acquaint and -able.]
Easy to be acquainted with, affable, familiar.
| c 1400 Rom. Rose 2213 Wherfore be wise and aqueyntable, Goodly of word, and resonable. 1525 Ld. Berners Froissart II. xlii. 134, I founde hym ryght gracyous..courtoys, amyable, and acquayntable. 1611 Cotgr., Accointable, acquaintable, easie to be acquainted, or familiar, with. |