defeasible
UK[dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ]
defeasible adjective: capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
Adjective
defeasible (comparative more defeasible, superlative most defeasible)
- Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
- The accounting charge for the non-callable debt is defeasible by an escrow.
- Languages are acquired mainly through the exercise of defeasible inductive methods, based on experience of linguistic communication.2011 September 21, Barbara C. Scholz, Francis Jeffry Pelletier, Geoffrey K. Pullum, Ryan Nefdt, “Philosophy of Linguistics”, in Edward N. Zalta, Uri Nodelman, editors, Stanford Encyclopedia of...
Forms of defeasible
| comparative | more defeasible |
|---|---|
| superlative | most defeasible |
Origin of defeasible
Back-formation from defeasance + -ible, from Anglo-Norman defesaunce, Old French desfaisance, a deverbal noun from desfaire (“to undo”) (Modern French défaire), from des- (“un-, apart”) + fere, faire (“to do”) + -able, reflecting Latin dis- + facere + -ābilis. Near-doublet of defeatable.
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Questions about defeasible
- What does defeasible mean?
- Defeasible means capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
- What part of speech is defeasible?
- Defeasible is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce defeasible?
- Defeasible is pronounced [dɪˈfiːzɪbəɫ] (UK).
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