TENSIBLE

Etymology

Adjective

tensible (comparative more tensible, superlative most tensible)

Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile; tensile.

Anagrams

• be silent, stilbene

Source: Wiktionary


Ten"si*ble, a. Etym: [See Tense, a.]

Definition: Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile; tensible. Gold . . . is likewise the most flexible and tensible. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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