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passible

pas·si·ble [ pássəb'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
sensitive: emotionally sensitive, especially to the point of feeling pain ( formal )

[14th century. Via French< Latin passibilis< past participle of pati "feel, suffer"]

pas·si·bil·i·ty [ pàssə bíllətee ] noun
pas·si·bly adverb
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