† circumscriptibleadj.
Obsolete.
= circumscribable adj.; subject to limits of space.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [adjective] > having boundary
terminatea1500
circumscriptible?1550
circumscript1564
circumscriptive1564
boundedc1600
limitatec1600
disterminate?1615
circumscribed1739
space-bound1934
?1550 J. Bale Apol. agaynste Papyst 89 God is a sprete, how can ye than prove him circumscriptible or locall?
1581 W. Fulke in A. Nowell et al. True Rep. Disput. E. Campion (1584) ii. sig. N ij b Onely bodies are circumscriptible.
1634 T. Jackson Knowledg of Christ Jesus 257 Any..day or time circumscriptible by remarkable circumstances, or notable historicall events.
1653 E. Chisenhale Catholike Hist. 212 The Council of Nice declared Angels to be circumscriptible.
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adj.?1550