defectibleadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈfɛktəbl/, U.S.

/dəˈfɛktəb(ə)l/,

/diˈfɛktəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s– defectible.

β. 1600s defectable.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defectibilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin defectibilis liable to fail (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine; frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēfect- , past participial stem of dēficere defect v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Italian defettibile (14th cent.).With β. forms compare -able suffix.

Liable to fail or fall short; fallible.Chiefly in religious contexts.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty

defaultyc1390

defectivea1398

defaultive1398

imperfectc1400

faultive1496

defectuous1550

defectious?1566

defaulted1580

defectual1582

defected1589

defectible1612

vicious1638

unfixed1643

hip-shotten1648

defectuose1677

flawy1712

off-colour1876

flawful1881

faultsome1891

trick1961

rogue1962

1612 R. Sheldon Motives 19 Will they bee so impudent, as to affirme Christ..prophecied not truly, rather then their rockes and stones must be found defectible?

a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Epist. First Chapter Paul to Ephesians (1618) xi. 264 The sinne of a creature defectible [1658 defectable] may be ordained.

1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis 10 The defectible nature of the will.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 94 Those creatures would for ever remain defectible.

1793 A. Crombie Ess. Philos. Necessity ii. 280 For, were there a power of producing evil, capable of acting in the Supreme Mind, then the character of the Deity would be defectible, and full confidence in his moral government would consequently be destroyed.

1866 Catholic World Dec. 289/2 Why is the rational creature defectible or liable to fail of reaching his destination?

1926 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 241/4 Human nature, as such, must have been defectible.

1987 W. A. van Roo Telling about God III. v. 102 They themselves are changeable and defectible.

2009 D. B. Hart in F. A. Murphy & P. G. Ziegler Providence of God i. ii. 42 The ‘natural’ tendency of any defectible rational creature not upheld by extraordinary grace is towards sin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	defectible
释义	defectibleadj. Brit. /dᵻˈfɛktəbl/, U.S. /dəˈfɛktəb(ə)l/, /diˈfɛktəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s– defectible. β. 1600s defectable. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin defectibilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin defectibilis liable to fail (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine; frequently from 13th cent. in British sources) < classical Latin dēfect- , past participial stem of dēficere defect v. + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare Italian defettibile (14th cent.).With β. forms compare -able suffix. Liable to fail or fall short; fallible.Chiefly in religious contexts. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > imperfection > [adjective] > in specific way: defective or faulty defaultyc1390 defectivea1398 defaultive1398 imperfectc1400 faultive1496 defectuous1550 defectious?1566 defaulted1580 defectual1582 defected1589 defectible1612 vicious1638 unfixed1643 hip-shotten1648 defectuose1677 flawy1712 off-colour1876 flawful1881 faultsome1891 trick1961 rogue1962 1612 R. Sheldon Motives 19 Will they bee so impudent, as to affirme Christ..prophecied not truly, rather then their rockes and stones must be found defectible? a1617 P. Baynes Comm. Epist. First Chapter Paul to Ephesians (1618) xi. 264 The sinne of a creature defectible [1658 defectable] may be ordained. 1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis 10 The defectible nature of the will. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. i. v. 94 Those creatures would for ever remain defectible. 1793 A. Crombie Ess. Philos. Necessity ii. 280 For, were there a power of producing evil, capable of acting in the Supreme Mind, then the character of the Deity would be defectible, and full confidence in his moral government would consequently be destroyed. 1866 Catholic World Dec. 289/2 Why is the rational creature defectible or liable to fail of reaching his destination? 1926 Times Lit. Suppl. 1 Apr. 241/4 Human nature, as such, must have been defectible. 1987 W. A. van Roo Telling about God III. v. 102 They themselves are changeable and defectible. 2009 D. B. Hart in F. A. Murphy & P. G. Ziegler Providence of God i. ii. 42 The ‘natural’ tendency of any defectible rational creature not upheld by extraordinary grace is towards sin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1612
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