Nearby Words
adjective
capable of being annulled or terminated.
Related forms
de·fea·si·ble·ness, de·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·fea·si·bil·i·ty, noun
non·de·fea·si·ble, adjective
non·de·fea·si·ble·ness, noun
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Defeasibility
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
| defeasible (dɪˈfiːzəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | law (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void |
| 2. | philosophy Compare incorrigible (of a judgment, opinion, etc) having a presupposition in its favour but open to revision if countervailing evidence becomes known |
| de'feasibleness | |
| —n | |
| defeasi'bility | |
| —n | |
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