Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
Apprehensible — Ap pre*hen si*ble, a. [L. apprehensibilis. See {Apprehend}.] Capable of being apprehended or conceived. Apprehensible by faith. Bp. Hall. {Ap *pre*hen si*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
apprehensible — (adj.) late 15c., from L. apprehensibilis that can be seized, from apprehens , pp. stem of apprehendere (see APPREHEND (Cf. apprehend)) … Etymology dictionary
apprehensible — [ap΄rəhen′sə bəl] adj. [ME < LL apprehensibilis: see APPREHEND & IBLE] that can be apprehended apprehensibility [ap΄rə hen′səbil′ə tē] n … English World dictionary
apprehensible — adj. capable of being apprehended by the senses or the intellect (an apprehensible theory; an apprehensible change in her expression). Derivatives: apprehensibility n. Etymology: LL apprehensibilis (as APPREHEND, IBLE) … Useful english dictionary
apprehensible — adjective Date: 15th century capable of being apprehended < an easily apprehensible truth > • apprehensibly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
apprehensible — apprehensibility, n. apprehensibly, adv. /ap ri hen seuh beuhl/, adj. capable of being understood. [1625 35; < LL apprehensibilis < L apprehens(us) grasped (ptp. of apprehendere), equiv. to apprehend (see APPREHEND) + t(us) ptp. suffix + ibilis… … Universalium
apprehensible — adjective which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood) … Wiktionary
appréhensible — (a pré an si bl ) adj. Terme didactique. Qui peut être saisi par l esprit. ÉTYMOLOGIE Voy. appréhension … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
apprehensible — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. understandable, comprehensible … English dictionary for students
apprehensible — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
