Suppressible

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Capable of being suppressed.

    "The urge to clear my throat was suppressible, but the urge to sneeze wasn't, and so I made a large noise in the middle of the solo."

Example

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"The urge to clear my throat was suppressible, but the urge to sneeze wasn't, and so I made a large noise in the middle of the solo."

Etymology

From suppress + -ible.

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