devisable
[ dih-vahy-zuh-buh l ]
/ dɪˈvaɪ zə bəl /
adjective
capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.
Law.
capable of being transferred.
Origin of devisable
OTHER WORDS FROM devisable
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Example sentences from the Web for devisable
It is impossible to conceive that any devisable set of conditions would in the end have served Poe better.
A History of American Literature |Percy H. BoyntonWhen once any soul is truly enlightened, it cannot but put forth every devisable effort to compel the attention of others.
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth |George Scott RailtonTrue liberty is not to be virtually secured by any framework of rules and limitations, devisable only by statecraft.
Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 |Adam GurowskiMore, he even proceeded to blows and other practical brutality of a sort only devisable by a mean and ugly nature.
Chronicles of Martin Hewitt |Arthur Morrison
British Dictionary definitions for devisable
devisable
/ (dɪˈvaɪzəbəl) /
adjective
law
(of property, esp realty) capable of being transferred by will
able to be invented, contrived, or devised