devisable

[ dih-vahy-zuh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
Law. capable of being transferred.

Origin of devisable

1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French: assignable by will, Old French: that which may be divided, equivalent to devis(er) (see devise) + -able-able

Other words from devisable

un·de·vis·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby devisable

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How to use devisable in a sentence

When once any soul is truly enlightened, it cannot but put forth every devisable effort to compel the attention of others.
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth | George Scott Railton
True liberty is not to be virtually secured by any framework of rules and limitations, devisable only by statecraft.
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 | Adam Gurowski
Stolberg offers him the favorablest terms devisable: "Withdraw freely, with all your honors, all your properties; only withdraw!"
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
More, he even proceeded to blows and other practical brutality of a sort only devisable by a mean and ugly nature.
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt | Arthur Morrison
It is impossible to conceive that any devisable set of conditions would in the end have served Poe better.
A History of American Literature | Percy H. Boynton

British Dictionary definitions for devisable

devisable

/ (dɪˈvaɪzəbəl) /

adjective

law (of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will
able to be invented, contrived, or devised

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