prehensory

English

Adjective

prehensory (not comparable)

1. Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.

Usage notes

Today, prehensile is by far the more common term.

References

• “prehensory”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.