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Suppressive vs Suppressible - What's the difference?

suppressive | suppressible |

As adjectives the difference between suppressive and suppressible

is that suppressive is that serves to suppress while suppressible is capable of being suppressed.

suppressive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • That serves to suppress

    • suppressible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being suppressed.
  • :The urge to clear my throat was suppressible , the urge to sneeze wasn't, and so I made a large noise in the middle of the solo.

    • Antonyms

    * unsuppressible