INTENIBLE

Etymology

Adjective

intenible (comparative more intenible, superlative most intenible)

(obsolete) Incapable of holding or containing.

Source: Wiktionary


In*ten"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold: cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. Intenable.]

Definition: Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.] This captious and intenible sieve. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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