adjective capable of being understood.
Origin: 1625–35; <
Late Latin apprehēnsibilis <
Latin apprehēns(
us) grasped (past participle of
apprehendere), equivalent to
apprehend- (see
apprehend) +
-t(
us) past participle suffix +
-ibilis -ible Related forms ap·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
ap·pre·hen·si·bly, adverb
non·ap·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·ap·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective
un·ap·pre·hen·si·ble, adjective