prehensible

[ pri-hen-suh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to be seized or grasped.

Word History and Origins

Origin of prehensible¹

1825–35; < Latin prehēns ( us ) ( prehension ) + -ible

Example Sentences

In the attitude of the masked figure itself there was something prehensible and menacing.

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I perceive very well the resistance of this prehensible organ.

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There was nothing to lay hold of; every point of vantage was plated and coated with non-prehensible ice.

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