Shirkable
/ˈʃɜːr.kə.bəl/noun
Able to be shirked; capable of being avoided or evaded.
Did you know?Shirk comes from an old English dialect word meaning to turn aside or dodge, and its modern sense of evading responsibility makes it feel like a verbal footprint of avoidance itself.
Etymological Timeline
Old English / Middle English
English
scircan / schirk
“To dodge, flinch, or move aside”
16th–17th Century
English
shirk
“To avoid work, duty, or responsibility”
18th–19th Century
English
shirkable
“Capable of being shirked or evaded”
Modern English
English
shirkable
“Able to be avoided or evaded”