supposable

[ suh-poh-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being assumed, imagined, or supposed; conceivable:

   Is it supposable that there could be any constitutional obstacle to the measure?

Word History and Origins

Origin of supposable¹

First recorded in 1625–35; suppos(e) ( def ) + -able ( def )

Example Sentences

Dictionary.com credits the popularity the third questionable word — "supposably" — to the character of Joey Tribbiani of "Friends," who definitely didn’t invent the term, but may have helped to popularize it in a 1995 episode.

From Fox News

It’s like a cow’s opinion, according to Joey, who also says “supposably.”

From Washington Post

“You said the science elective is supposably really hard. I heard you.”

From Literature

If this doctrine is true, it is demonstrably evident, that in no instance, real or supposable, have men any power whatever to will or to act differently from what they do.

From Project Gutenberg

There was more than one element, therefore, in the supposable value of the Noank, considered as the prize of the British frigate, Clyde.

From Project Gutenberg

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