graspable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English grasp Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English graspable From grasp + -able.
Meanings
- Able to be grasped
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Able to be understood or comprehended; understandable
After one clears away all the rhetoric theorizing, politics ultimately concern people, and Vogl never loses sight of this. Eschewing the abstract and intangible slogan, she writes songs about believable people, breaking the political down into a graspable, digestible form.
1985 December 21, Nan Donald, “Flat-picking up a Storm”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 23, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more graspable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most graspable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
unintelligible (antonym(s) of)
Deriveds
Synonyms
intelligible (able to be understood)