descendible

adjective

de·​scend·​ible

1

: descending or being capable of descending from an ancestor to an heir : devisable

2

: admitting descent

a downgrade safely descendible only with tire chains

Word History

Etymology

Middle English descendable, from Middle French, from descendre to descend + -able

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Rhymes for descendible

• spendable
• amendable
• commendable
• dependable
• expendable
• extendable
• undependable