Antonyms for permissible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : per-mis-uh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : pərˈmɪs ə bəl |
Definition of permissible
Origin :- early 15c., from Old French permissible (15c.) and directly from Medieval Latin permissibilis, from permiss-, past participle stem of Latin permittere (see permit (v.)).
- adj allowable, legal
- It is permissible to say that there is no such thing as punishment; there are only wrong results.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- In a paper on his books, it is permissible to end with a bookish anecdote.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Reverie was not permissible for a hostess on her reception day.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Is what is permissible in Covent Garden, criminal in the city?
- Extract from : « Nuts and Nutcrackers » by Charles James Lever
- This was not permissible according to the notions of that time.
- Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
- Whispering is not permissible in company, and it is not necessary in private.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- After an evening's entertainment, it is permissible also to say "Good night" instead.
- Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
- It is doubtful whether it is permissible under any circumstances.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- The first may here is permissible; not so, however, the second, which should be can.
- Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
- Great latitude is permissible in the strength of solution and density of current.
- Extract from : « On Laboratory Arts » by Richard Threlfall
Synonyms for permissible
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