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Possible

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Possible
Possible Pos"si*ble, a. [F., fr. L. possibilis, fr. posse to be able, to have power; potis able, capable + esse to be. See {Potent}, {Am}, and cf. {Host} a landlord.] Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is possible that Judas meant no wrong. [1913 Webster]

With God all things are possible. --Matt. xix. 26. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Practicable; likely. See {Practicable}. [1913 Webster]


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