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Definition of Comprehendible
1. Adjective. Capable of being comprehended or understood. "An idea comprehensible to the average mind"
Also: Clear, Explicable, Intelligible
Similar to: Accessible, Approachable, Apprehensible, Graspable, Intelligible, Perceivable, Understandable, Fathomable
Derivative terms: Comprehend, Comprehend, Comprehensibility
Antonyms: Incomprehensible
Definition of Comprehendible
1. Adjective. That can be comprehended; understandable ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Comprehendible
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Comprehendible
Literary usage of Comprehendible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Jeremy Bentham by Jeremy Bentham, John Bowring (1839)
"... or say fictitious, taken together, have been found comprehendible under the
five following heads : — 1. Person; the security afforded in this case, ..."
2. Works by James Fenimore Cooper (1892)
"Five words of plain and comprehendible English are worth, just uow, an hour of
squalling." " What art thou ?" demanded David, utterly disqualified to pursue ..."
3. The Book Buyer by Charles Scribner's Sons (1902)
"The jokes are comprehendible to the youngest reader; so are the pictures.
Witness the following about " Wise Willie " : " Willie bought bis вм- ter a ..."
4. The Pamphleteer by Abraham John Valpy (1823)
"Security against evil, is either against evil from calamity,1 or against evil
from hostility. , together, have been found comprehendible under tbe five ..."
5. Enterprise and the Productive Process: A Theory of Economic Productivity by Frederick Barnard Hawley (1907)
"This conception of the productive process is certainly plain and intelligible,-comprehendible
by everybody, and when onre comprehended it dissipates most of ..."
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