comprehensible

[kom-pri-hen-suh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.

Also com·pre·hend·i·ble

[kom-pri-hen-duh-buh l] /ˌkɒm prɪˈhɛn də bəl/.

Origin of comprehensible

From the Latin word comprehēnsibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See comprehension, -ible

Related formscom·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, nouncom·pre·hen·si·bly, adverbin·ter·com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, nounnon·com·pre·hend·i·ble, adjectivenon·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjectivenon·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ly, adverbun·com·pre·hen·si·ble, adjectiveun·com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness, nounun·com·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb

Can be confusedcomprehensible comprehensive

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Examples from the Web for comprehensibly

Historical Examples of comprehensibly

Mr. Durance despised them: he called them, arguing against Mr. Radnor, 'those emotional things,' not comprehensibly to Skepsey.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete
George Meredith
Through an Incarnation alone can the purposes of Zeus in creation be fully and comprehensibly revealed to man.
Browning and Dogma
Ethel M. Naish

British Dictionary definitions for comprehensibly

comprehensible

adjective

capable of being comprehended

Derived Formscomprehensibility or comprehensibleness, nouncomprehensibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for comprehensibly

comprehensible

adj.

1520s, "able to be contained," from Latin comprehensibilis, from comprehensus, past participle of comphrehendere (see comprehend). Meaning "able to be understood" is from c.1600. Related: Comprehensibly; comprehensibility.