supposable
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of supposable
First recorded in 1625–35; suppos(e) ( def. ) + -able ( def. )
Example Sentences
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That is a different matter, though I think it is not a supposable case; he has too much at stake to care to agitate so serious a subject.
From The Heatherford Fortune a sequel to the Magic Cameo by Sheldon, Georgie, Mrs.
Amen. 6Now it is not supposable that the word of God hath failed.
From A Translation of the New Testament from the original Greek by Haweis, T.
You appear to me to compare things together, which cannot, under any supposable circumstances, be made the subject of comparison.
From Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 by Ricardo, David
If this doctrine is true, it is demonstrably evident, that in no instance, real or supposable, have men any power whatever to will or to act differently from what they do.
From Doctrine of the Will by Mahan, Asa
"Odd, significantly odd, that in all its essential details this affair should tally so completely with the supposable case of crime given a moment before by the deformed wretch you tell me about."
From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine
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