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discerptible

American  
[dih-surp-tuh-buhl, -zurp-] / dɪˈsɜrp tə bəl, -ˈzɜrp- /

adjective

  1. capable of being torn apart; divisible.

Other Word Forms

  • discerptibility noun
  • discerptibleness noun

Etymology

Origin of discerptible

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

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