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Definition of Passible
1. a. Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents.
Definition of Passible
1. Adjective. (chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain. ¹
2. Adjective. Able to feel emotion. ¹
3. Adjective. Capable of suffering injury or detriment. ¹
4. Adjective. Liable to experience change or decay. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Passible
1. capable of feeling or suffering [adj]
Literary usage of Passible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect by Hezekiah Niles (1822)
"... mor? horrid than the Jewish tempi ? if passible they have even exceeded; and
the armies of Britain seem to be held up as a ed ..."
2. The Missouri Dental Journal (1880)
"In many large schools there is a desire to graduate as large a number as passible.
The faculties hesitate to publish the number of applicants because they ..."
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