"apprehendable" meaning in English

See apprehendable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more apprehendable [comparative], most apprehendable [superlative]
Etymology: From apprehend + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|apprehend|able}} apprehend + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} apprehendable (comparative more apprehendable, superlative most apprehendable)
  1. That can be apprehended. Synonyms: apprehensible
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