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comprehensible
adjective com·pre·hen·si·ble \-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl\
: able to be understood
Full Definition of COMPREHENSIBLE
: capable of being comprehended : intelligible <a comprehensible explanation>
— com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty \-ˌhen(t)-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— com·pre·hen·si·ble·ness \-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— com·pre·hen·si·bly \-blē\ adverb
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First Known Use of COMPREHENSIBLE
1598
Related to COMPREHENSIBLE
- Synonyms
- accessible, apprehensible, coherent, comprehendible, intelligible, fathomable, graspable, legible, scrutable, understandable
- Antonyms
- incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible
Rhymes with COMPREHENSIBLE
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