impartible

[ im-pahr-tuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. not partible; indivisible.

Origin of impartible

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Late Latin impartībilis indivisible. See im-2, partible

Other words from impartible

  • im·part·i·bil·i·ty, noun
  • im·part·i·bly, adverb
  • un·im·part·i·ble, adjective

Words Nearby impartible

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How to use impartible in a sentence

  • First, That it must be a body susceptible and impartible of this motion that will deserve the name of a Transparent.

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British Dictionary definitions for impartible

impartible

/ (ɪmˈpɑːtəbəl) /


adjective
  1. law (of land, an estate, etc) incapable of partition; indivisible

  2. capable of being imparted

Derived forms of impartible

  • impartibility, noun
  • impartibly, adverb

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