Apprehensibly

/ˌæprɪˈhensəbli/ adverb

Definition

In a manner that can be understood or grasped mentally; in an understandable way.

Etymology

From apprehensible + -ly suffix. This creates an adverb from an adjective following standard English patterns. The combination apprehend + -ible + -ly shows three morphological layers.

Kelly Says

This word is so heavy with Latin suffixes that linguists can trace exactly which historical language layers influenced English by just looking at its structure—it's like a geological record in one word!

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