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Definition of Relaxable
1. a. Capable of being relaxed.
Definition of Relaxable
1. Adjective. Able to be relaxed; capable of being relaxed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Relaxable
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Relaxable
Literary usage of Relaxable
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A history of Christian doctrine by William Greenough T. Shedd (1864)
"Such a tempering or relaxation can occur, because that statute in Gen. ii.
17 belongs to the class of positive laws, which are relaxable ..."
2. Atonement: Soteriology: the Sacrificial, in Contrast with the Penal by S G. Burney (1888)
"He says : "All positive laws are relaxable. Those who fear that if we concede
this we do an injury to God, because we' thereby represent him as mutable are ..."
3. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"Just what combination of chemical changes must occur in order to convert a
temporary and easily relaxable muscle spasm into an enduring one is not entirely ..."
4. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1899)
"... with their strict adherence to a rule generally useful, altho' relaxable in
some cases under their discretion, of which they are the proper judges. ..."
5. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1871)
"... role generally useful, although relaxable in some cases, under their discretion,
of which they arc the proper judges. If it can be yielded in my case, ..."
6. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"relaxable, (re-laks-a'-bl) a. That may be remitted. To RELAX, (re-laks') «'. n.
To be mild ; to be remiss ; to be not rigorous. ..."
7. Lectures and Essays by Alfred Ainger (1905)
"... as broad as Benedick and Beatrice a hundred years before them, but there is
no sign that they regard the ordinary bands of society as relaxable at will; ..."
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