-ible
variant of -able, occurring in words borrowed from Latin (credible; horrible; visible), or modeled on the Latin type (reducible).
Origin of -ible
1Words Nearby -ible
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How to use -ible in a sentence
Redress′ible, that may be redressed; Redress′ive, affording redress; Redress′less, without relief.
The suffixes able and ible are sometimes troublesome because it is difficult to know which ending to write.
Business English | Rose BuhligTerr′ible-in′fant, an inconveniently outspoken child—the Fr.
I who say it have preserve' my belief in what she will become through the discouragement ter-r-ible.
Sally of Missouri | R. E. YoungOur list of words in this week's lesson contain some of the most common words which we use ending in ible or able.
Plain English | Marian Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for -ible
a variant of -able
Derived forms of -ible
- -ibly, suffix forming adverbs
- -ibility, suffix forming nouns
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