† depreˈhensible, a. Obs.
[f. L. dēprehens-, ppl. stem of dēprehend-ĕre + -ble.]
= prec.
| 1653 H. More Antid. Ath. iii. iii. (1712) 94 His presence was palpably deprehensible by many freaks and pranks that he played. 1660 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania ii. (1682) 61 Operations which are Regular and deprehensible by Reason. |
Hence † depreˈhensibleness; † depreˈhensibly adv.
| 1664 H. More Myst. Iniq. i. ii. viii. ¶13 Which if they doe very grossely and deprehensibly here. 1727 Bailey vol. II, Deprehensibleness, capableness of being caught or understood. |