protrusible

1. 1.

   capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue

   Synonymsprotrusile

   Similarextensile

Questions about protrusible

What does protrusible mean?

protrusible means "capable of being thrust forward, as the tongue".

How many syllables are in protrusible?

protrusible has 4 syllables: pro-tru-si-ble. The stress falls on "tru".

What is another word for protrusible?

Close synonyms include protrusile. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is protrusible a common word?

protrusible is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.