supposable

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From which it was supposable that Leslie had been living in circles where the gaiety was hollow.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

It is hardly supposable that this mode of preparation of soil would meet with favor among all farmers.

From The $100 Prize Essay on the Cultivation of the Potato. Prize offered by W. T. Wylie and awarded to D. H. Compton. How to Cook the Potato, Furnished by Prof. Blot. by Compton, D. A.

The case is not only supposable; it exists as an actual fact.

From The City of Numbered Days by Lynde, Francis

But no loyal citizen has been admitted behind the curtain, in either of the supposable instances.

From Shoulder-Straps A Novel of New York and the Army, 1862 by Morford, Henry

You appear to me to compare things together, which cannot, under any supposable circumstances, be made the subject of comparison.

From Letters of David Ricardo to Thomas Robert Malthus, 1810-1823 by Ricardo, David