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expectible

expectible is the obsolete form of expectable.

Meaning of expectable

Adjective

expectable (comparative more expectable, superlative most expectable)

  1. Able to be expected or anticipated; not unusual.
    • Expectable losses are calculated into the final selling price.
  2. Able to be expected or considered due or required (of someone), reasonable to expect (someone to do, have, etc).
    • The jury could and did find that appellant's decision not to move was not a decision expectable of a reasonably prudent man to whom any backing vehicle means grave danger.c. 1964, Donald R. Mergenhagen v. George R. Mergenhagen, case before the Supreme Court of New York, appellate division, fourth department, in State of New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth...

Forms of expectible

comparativemore expectible
superlativemost expectible

Questions about expectible

What is expectible the obsolete form of?
Expectible is the obsolete form of expectable.

Words near expectible in the dictionary

  1. expectees
  2. expecter
  3. expecters
  4. expectest
  5. expecteth
  6. expectible
  7. expectile
  8. expectiles
  9. expectimax
  10. expectiminimax
  11. expectin'

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