depectible

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US, UK/dɪˈpɛk.tɪ.bəl/

adjective

tough or thick.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:depectible.”

Scrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivedepectible (comparative more depectible, superlative most depectible)

comparative more depectible · superlative most depectible

  1. obsoleteraretough or thick.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:depectible.

Origin

From Latin dēpectō (“to comb off”) + -ible.

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APA

depectible. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depectible

MLA

“depectible.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depectible. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “depectible,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/depectible.

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