demurrable
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Demurrable — De*mur ra*ble (d[ e]*m[^u]r r[.a]*b l), a. That may be demurred to. Stormonth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
demurrable — /damarabal/ Subject to a demurrer. A pleading, petition, or the like, is said to be demurrable when it does not state such facts as support the claim, prayer, or defense put forward … Black's law dictionary
demurrable — /damarabal/ Subject to a demurrer. A pleading, petition, or the like, is said to be demurrable when it does not state such facts as support the claim, prayer, or defense put forward … Black's law dictionary
demurrable — adj. may be protested … English contemporary dictionary
demurrable — de·mur·ra·ble … English syllables
demurrable — Subject to attack by demurrer. See demurrer … Ballentine's law dictionary
demurrable — adj. esp. Law open to objection … Useful english dictionary
demur — demurrable, adj. /di merr /, v., demurred, demurring, n. v.i. 1. to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. 2. Law. to interpose a demurrer. 3. Archaic. to… … Universalium
-able — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… … Modern English usage
-ible — able, ible 1. general. These two suffixes are derived from Latin endings abilis and ibilis, either directly or through Old French. Of the two, able is an active suffix that can be freely added to the stems of transitive verbs, whereas the set of… … Modern English usage
