"depectible" meaning in English

See depectible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more depectible [comparative], most depectible [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin depectere (“to comb off”), from de- + pectere (“to comb”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|depectere||to comb off}} Latin depectere (“to comb off”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} depectible (comparative more depectible, superlative most depectible)
  1. (obsolete, rare) tough; thick; capable of extension Tags: obsolete, rare
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