impetrable
impetrable adjective: capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
Adjective
impetrable (comparative more impetrable, superlative most impetrable)
- Capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
- Hovv impetrable hee vvas in mollyfying the adamantineſt tiranny of mankinde, […]1599, [Thomas] Nashe, Nashes Lenten Stuffe, […], London: […] [Thomas Judson and Valentine Simmes] for N[icholas] L[ing] and C[uthbert] B[urby] […], →OCLC, page 21
- [These people losing their offices] shall be impetrable by others. And that no man shall or may pretend ignorance herein, we desire & request, […]1622, A Proclamation Made and Proclaimed in Holland, ... by the ... Generall States of the United Netherland Provinces, Prohibiting All Jesuits, Priests, Monkes, Friers, and Other Spirituall Persons...
Forms of impetrable
| comparative | more impetrable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most impetrable |
Origin of impetrable
From Latin impetrabilis. Compare French impétrable. See impetrate.
Questions about impetrable
- What does impetrable mean?
- Impetrable means capable of being obtained or influenced by petition.
- What part of speech is impetrable?
- Impetrable is an adjective.
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