un tensibly

ten·si·ble

[ten-suh-buhl]
adjective
capable of being stretched; tensile.

Origin:
1620–30; < Neo-Latin tēnsibilis. See tense1, -ible

ten·si·bil·i·ty, ten·si·ble·ness, noun
ten·si·bly, adverb
un·ten·si·bil·i·ty, noun
un·ten·si·ble, adjective
un·ten·si·b·ly, adverb
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tensible (ˈtɛnsəbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
capable of being stretched; tensile
 
tensi'bility
 
n
 
'tensibleness
 
n
 
'tensibly
 
adv

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