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supposable

[ suh-poh-zuh-buhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

capable of being assumed, imagined, or supposed; conceivable:
Is it supposable that there could be any constitutional obstacle to the measure?

First recorded in 1625–35; suppos(e) ( def ) + -able ( def )

They did not deny the existence of just and wise men, but the existence of justice and wisdom, apart from men real or supposable.

It is hardly supposable that this mode of preparation of soil would meet with favor among all farmers.

Tain't supposable that a woman like Mrs. Came would allow her husband to be in debt to a man like Abner Simpson.

It is not supposable that he intended a satire upon Babcock's own asceticism, for this would have been a truly cynical stroke.

But I'm not supposably the kind of priest you mean, and I don't think just such a priest supposable.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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