expressible

expressible: Ⅰ.

express [1] ► VERB 1) convey (a thought or feeling) in words or by gestures and conduct. 2) squeeze out (liquid or air).

DERIVATIVES expresser noun expressible adjective.

ORIGIN Old French expresser, from Latin pressare 'to press' .

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express [2] ► ADJECTIVE 1) operating at high speed. 2) denoting a service in which deliveries are made by a special messenger.

► ADVERB ▪ by express train or delivery service.

► NOUN 1) (also express train) a train that stops at few stations and so travels quickly. 2) a special delivery service.

► VERB ▪ send by express messenger or delivery.

ORIGIN extension of EXPRESS(Cf. ↑expressly).

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express [3] ► ADJECTIVE 1) stated explicitly. 2) specifically identified to the exclusion of anything else.

DERIVATIVES expressly adverb.

ORIGIN Latin expressus 'distinctly presented' , from exprimere 'press out, express' .

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Expressible — Ex*press i*ble ( [i^]*b l), a. Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented, or uttered. {Express i*bly},adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
expressible — is spelt ible, not able. See able, ible … Modern English usage
expressible — adjective capable of being expressed (Freq. 1) an expressible emotion • Ant: ↑inexpressible • Similar to: ↑describable, ↑representable, ↑speakable, ↑utterable … Useful english dictionary
expressible — adjective see express IV … New Collegiate Dictionary
expressible — See expresser. * * * … Universalium
expressible — adjective Able to be expressed. Syn: articulable, enunciable, pronounceable Ant: inexpressible See Also: expressibility … Wiktionary
expressible — Not able … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
expressible — Not able … Dictionary of troublesome word
expressible — adj. can be expressed, can be put in words … English contemporary dictionary
expressible — ex·press·ible … English syllables

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