discerptible

[dih-surp-tuh-buh l, -zurp-]

adjective

capable of being torn apart; divisible.

Origin of discerptible

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

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

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