permissible

[ per-mis-uh-buhl ]

/ pərˈmɪs ə bəl /

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adjective

that can be permitted; allowable: a permissible amount of sentimentality under the circumstances; Such behavior is not permissible!

Origin of permissible

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Medieval Latin word permissibilis. See permission, -ible

SYNONYMS FOR permissible

allowed, sanctioned, lawful, legal, tolerated.

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OTHER WORDS FROM permissible

per·mis·si·bil·i·ty, per·mis·si·ble·ness, noun per·mis·si·bly, adverb non·per·mis·si·bil·i·ty, noun non·per·mis·si·ble, adjective

non·per·mis·si·bly, adverb un·per·mis·si·ble, adjective un·per·mis·si·bly, adverb

Words nearby permissible

permeation, permian, permic, permie, permillage, permissible, permission, permissive, permissivism, permit, permittivity

Example sentences from the Web for unpermissible

For this was unpermissible, foolish, dangerous, and he meant to stop it in the bud.

The Wendigo |Algernon Blackwood
It is not, therefore, unpermissible to conceive a gradual increase in the faculty of memory by natural selection.

The Non-religion of the Future: A Sociological Study |Jean-Marie Guyau
But this one ran near the confines of the unpermissible—overpast them.

It Never Can Happen Again |William De Morgan
He drew his breath in deeply, smothering back the torrent of rising words he knew were unpermissible.

Day and Night Stories |Algernon Blackwood

Prescriptions—often very detailed and intimate—of permissible and unpermissible conduct.

The Salvaging Of Civilisation |H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

British Dictionary definitions for unpermissible

permissible

/ (pəˈmɪsəbəl) /

adjective

permitted; allowable

Derived forms of permissible

permissibility, noun permissibly, adverb

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