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discerptible

[ dih-surp-tuh-buhl, -zurp- ]

adjective

  1. capable of being torn apart; divisible.

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Other Words From

  • dis·cerpti·bili·ty dis·cerpti·ble·ness noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of discerptible1

1730–40; < Latin discerpt ( us ) torn to pieces (past participle of discerpere; dis- 1, excerpt ) + -ible

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Example Sentences

He teaches, that the soul is composed of the finest, and most subtile atoms, consequently discerptible and mortal.

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