prescriptible

[ pri-skrip-tuh-buh l ]

/ prɪˈskrɪp tə bəl /

adjective

subject to or suitable for prescription.

depending on or derived from prescription, as a claim or right.

Nearby words

prescore, prescott, prescreen, prescribe, prescript, prescriptible, prescription, prescriptive, prescriptive grammar, prescriptivism, prescriptivist

Origin of prescriptible

From the Medieval Latin word prescrīptibilis, dating back to 1535–45. See prescription, -ible

Related forms

pre·scrip·ti·bil·i·ty, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for prescriptible

prescriptible

/ (prɪˈskrɪptəbəl) /

adjective

subject to prescription

depending on or derived from prescription

Derived Forms

prescriptibility, noun

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