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pre·hen·sile
 prehensile
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- pronunciation:
- pri
heIns
sihl
[or]
pri
heIn
saIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
adapted for seizing or grasping.
a monkey's prehensile tail |
| related words: |
grasping |
adverb + (adj.)prehensile
deftly
(adj.)prehensile
+ noun
beak,
branch,
claw,
curl,
digit,
genus,
hand,
jargon,
limb,
offspring,
opossum,
paw,
prey,
primate,
seahorse,
squid,
stalk,
tail,
throttle,
toe,
tongue,
width
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| derivation: |
prehensility (n.) |
The word prehensile
contains the following parts:
pris, -prise, prehens, -prehend
Latin
root
that means take, grasp
  Example words:
apprehend, apprehensive, comprehend, comprehensive, comprise, enterprise, incomprehensible, misprision, prehensile, reprehend, reprehensible, reprisal, surprise
-ile, -il
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means capable of being or undergoing; pertaining to
Example words:
agile, civil, docile, ductile, fragile, labile, mobile, prehensile, puerile, uncivil, versatile, virile
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