defettibile

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectibilis, derived from Classical Latin dēfectus (“fault; weakness”) +‎ -bilis (“-able, subject to”, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.fetˈti.bi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ibile
  • Hyphenation: de‧fet‧tì‧bi‧le

Adjective

defettibile m or f (plural defettibili)

  1. (literary) fallible (capable of fault)
    Synonym: fallibile (uncommon)
    Antonyms: indefettibile (literary), infallibile

Derived terms

References

  • defettibile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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