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/lap"seuh beuhl/, adj.liable to lapse.Also, lapsible.[1670-80; LAPSE + -ABLE]
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Lapsable — Laps a*ble, a. Lapsible. Cudworth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapsable — adj. liable to make a mistake (Archaic); liable to be terminated or expire (Law) … English contemporary dictionary
lapsable — laps·able … English syllables
lapsable — /ˈlæpsəbəl/ (say lapsuhbuhl) adjective liable to lapse …
lapsable — … Useful english dictionary
laps|i|ble — «LAP suh buhl», adjective. = lapsable. (Cf. ↑lapsable) … Useful english dictionary
Illapsable — Il*laps a*ble, a. [Pref. il not + lapsable.] Incapable of slipping, or of error. [R.] [1913 Webster] Morally immutable and illapsable. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapsible — /lap seuh beuhl/, adj. lapsable. [LAPSE + IBLE] * * * … Universalium
labile — /ˈleɪbaɪl/ (say laybuyl) adjective 1. apt to lapse or change; unstable; lapsable. 2. Medicine denoting or relating to a mode of application of electricity for treatment purposes in which the active electrode is moved over the affected region… …
lapse — [laps] n. [L lapsus, a fall: see LAP1] 1. a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 2. a) a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip b) a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 3 … English World dictionary
