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Capable of being decided; determinable.

Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not decipherable.

Capable of being declared. Sir T. Browne.

Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or inflection; as, declinable parts of speech.

Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.

Capable of being decompounded.

Capable of being decreed.

Capable of being wearied or tired out. [R.] Glanvill.

Capable of being defended; defensible. [R.]

Capable of being defined, limited, or explained; determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as, definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations; definable words. -- De*fin"a*bly, adv.

Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter; hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, as salt.

Capable of being deflected.

Highly pleasing; delightful. Delectable both to behold and taste. Milton. -- De*lec"ta*ble*ness, n. -- De*lec"ta*bly, adv.

Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.] Many a spice delightable. Rom. of R.

Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated. Feltham.

Delightful; delectable. [Obs.]

Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be delivered. Hale.

Capable of being deluded; liable to be imposed on gullible. Sir T. Browne.

That may be demanded or claimed. "All sums demandable." Bacon.

Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.