apprehensible
adjective
ap·pre·hen·si·ble
ˌa-pri-ˈhen(t)-sə-bəl 
: capable of being apprehended
an easily apprehensible truth
Examples of apprehensible in a Sentence
some of the moon's more interesting features are apprehensible even to someone with a more modestly powered telescope
a teacher who favored preachy stories that had an easily apprehensible moral
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Volt line of alt-country (think Jay Farrar with more apprehensible lyrics), has essentially been Andrew Grimm and a revolving cast of players for the past quarter-century.
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BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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BostonGlobe.com, 14 July 2022
In a way, the moment of recognition in the mirror is also a moment of splintering: from the private self to the self that is apprehensible to the other.
—Alex Marzano-Lesnevich, Harper's magazine, 25 Nov. 2019
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“Apprehensible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apprehensible. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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