EGAVE

opposable

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Susceptible to being opposed or resisted.
  2. adjective Capable of being placed opposite something else.
    The thumb is opposable to the forefinger.

Similar words

apposable enforceable effective protest binding justiciable thumb hallux perfected thumbs

Often followed by

thumb thumbs to big digits and hallux great toes

Word family

opposabilities opposability

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