† retortibleadj.
Obsolete.
= retortable adj.1
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the mind > attention and judgement > testing > refutation, disproof > [adjective] > capable of being retorted
retortable1603
retortible1609
1609 Bp. W. Barlow Answer Catholike English-man 283 His arguments are..easely retortible against him.
1758 W. Hawkins Tracts in Divinity I. 8 Is not the Force of Prejudice, &c. retortible upon myself?
1771 Brief for Counsel of Sir Robert Gordon 58 The charge made by her..is evidently retortible on herself.
1850 H. H. Munro Man. Logic 201 The dilemma of Bias..may be shown to be false,..or it may be shown to be retortible.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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adj.1609- resultant note
- resultant point
- resultant tone
- resultantly
- resultants
- resultat
- resultation
- resultative
- resultatively
- resultdriven
- resulted
- resultful
- resultfully
- resulting
- resulting trust
- resultingly
- resultive
- resultless
- resultlessly
- resultlessness
- resultment
- resultoriented
- results
- results-driven
- results-focused