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conceivable

/kənˈsiːvəbl̩/ adjective B2
  1. Capable of being conceived or imagined.
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He has lied to me, the villain, in every conceivable way.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 184 · C1
“When I said ‘appears’ I meant that it was conceivable that he had himself taken off the ring.”
The Valley of Fear, p. 55 · C1
Under no conceivable circumstances were the plans to be taken from the office.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 8 · B2
“Presuming that it is an appointment,” continued the Inspector, “it is of course a conceivable theory that this William Kirwan—though he had the reputation of being an honest man, may have been in league with the thief.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 35 · B2

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