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.

Words nearby prescriptible

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

OTHER WORDS FROM prescriptible

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 of prescriptible

prescriptibility, noun

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