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 (plural defettibili)

1. (literary) fallible (capable of fault)

   Synonym: fallibile (uncommon)

   Antonyms: indefettibile (literary), infallibile

Derived terms

• indefettibile

References

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