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† imˈpedible, a. Obs.
[f. impede v. + -ible; f. L. type *impedībilis: cf. It. impedibile (Florio).]
That can be impeded, obstructed, or hindered. Hence † impediˈbility, liability to be impeded.
1655Jer. Taylor Unum Necess. vi. v. §73 (R. Suppl.) But the will is not impedible; it cannot be restrained at all, if there be any acts of life. 1677Gale Crt. Gentiles iv. 404 Not impedible and frustrable in any manner. Ibid. 515 Where-ever there is passive power there is impedibilitie. |