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defeasibly

UK/dɪˈfiːzɪbli/

defeasibly adverb: in a defeasible manner; subject to being defeated or invalidated.

Adverb

defeasibly (not comparable)

  1. In a defeasible manner; subject to being defeated or invalidated.
    • As is common practice in psychology, where a term is used univocally (‘bald’, ‘consciousness’), it can be assumed (defeasibly) that individual differences in the associated conceptions of competent users of the term can be abstracted away from, and commonalities studied.2007 November 24, Michael V. Antony, “Are Our Concepts”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 2, →DOI

Origin of defeasibly

From defeasible + -ly.

Questions about defeasibly

What does defeasibly mean?
Defeasibly means in a defeasible manner; subject to being defeated or invalidated.
What part of speech is defeasibly?
Defeasibly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce defeasibly?
Defeasibly is pronounced /dɪˈfiːzɪbli/ (UK).

Words near defeasibly in the dictionary

  1. defeasibility
  2. defeasible
  3. defeasible fee
  4. defeasible fees
  5. defeasibleness
  6. defeasibly
  7. defeasing
  8. defeat
  9. defeat the purpose
  10. defeatability
  11. defeatable

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