Dispensable
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

5 letters

DINKY
A small locomotive

MINOR
A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

PETIT

SMALL
The slender part of the back

SPARE
A score in tenpins; knocking down all ten after rolling two balls

6 letters

EXCESS
Excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"

LITTLE
(of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children"

MINUTE
Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination; "a minute inspection of the grounds"; "a narrow scrutiny"; "an exact and minute report"

PROLIX
Tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length; "editing a prolix manuscript"; "a prolix lecturer telling you more than you want to know"

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TOSPARE

USELESS
Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

VERBOSE
Using or containing too many words; "long-winded (or windy) speakers"; "verbose and ineffective instructional methods"; "newspapers of the day printed long wordy editorials"; "proceedings were delayed by wordy disputes"

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INEXCESS

INFERIOR
One of lesser rank or station or quality

NEEDLESS
Unnecessary and unwarranted; "a strikers' tent camp...was burned with needless loss of life"

NOTVITAL

PARCELED

UNNEEDED
Not necessary

UNWORTHY
Lacking in value or merit; "dispel a student whose conduct is deemed unworthy"; "unworthy of forgiveness"

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APPOINTED
Fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")

PORTIONED

ALLOCATED

ALLOWABLE
Deductible according to the tax laws

ALLOWABLE
Deductible according to the tax laws

DIVISIBLE
Capable of being or liable to be divided or separated; "even numbers are divisible by two"; "the Americans fought a bloody war to prove that their nation is not divisible"

EXCUSABLE
Easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error"

EXPLETIVE
A word or phrase conveying no independent meaning but added to fill out a sentence or metrical line

REDUNDANT
More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

SEVERABLE
Capable of being divided or dissociated; "often drugs and crime are not dissociable"; "the siamese twins were not considered separable"; "a song...never conceived of as severable from the melody";

TECHNICAL
(basketball) a foul that can be assessed on a player or a coach or a team for unsportsmanlike conduct; does not usually involve physical contact during play

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APPROPRIATE
Give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause; "I will earmark this money for your research"; "She sets aside time for meditation every day"

INESSENTIAL
Anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"

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NONESSENTIAL
Anything that is not essential; "they discarded all their inessentials"

UNIMPRESSIVE
Not capable of impressing

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DISTRIBUTABLE

INAPPRECIABLE
Too small to make a significant difference; "inappreciable fluctuations in temperature"

INSIGNIFICANT
Of little importance or influence or power; of minor status; "a minor, insignificant bureaucrat"; "peanut politicians"

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INCONSIDERABLE
Too small or unimportant to merit attention; "passed his life in an inconsiderable village"; "their duties were inconsiderable"; "had no inconsiderable influence"

SUPEREROGATORY
More than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room"; "supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary) words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the needy"

15 letters

INCONSEQUENTIAL
Lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet"

UNOBJECTIONABLE
(of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"