discerptible

[ dih-surp-tuh-buhl, -zurp- ]

adjective

capable of being torn apart; divisible.

Origin of discerptible

¹

1730–40; <Latin discerpt(us) torn to pieces (past participle of discerpere;see dis-¹, excerpt) + -ible

Other words from discerptible

dis·cerp·ti·bil·i·ty, dis·cerp·ti·ble·ness, noun

Words Nearby discerptible

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How to use discerptible in a sentence

He teaches, that the soul is composed of the finest, and most subtile atoms, consequently discerptible and mortal.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks | Edward Wortley Montagu

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