opposable
/əˈpoʊzəbəl/
adjective
- (of a thumb or digit) Capable of being placed opposite the other fingers to grasp or hold something.
- Humans have opposable thumbs, which allow us to write and use tools.
- Many primates have opposable big toes for climbing trees.
- The koala has two opposable thumbs on each front paw for gripping branches.
- Able to be resisted or argued against.
- The court ruled that the decision was opposable and could be challenged.
- The new policy is opposable by anyone who disagrees with it.
- In a democracy, every law is opposable through legal means.
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