Interceptable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Capable of being taken or halted during its movement or journey; susceptible to being captured prior to reaching its intended endpoint; allowing for interruption or disruption while en route to a final destination
2. Possible to stop or seize while moving toward a target
3. Having the quality of being caught before arrival at a destination

Etymology: "Interceptable" is a plain formation: the verb "intercept" with the suffix "-able" attached. "Intercept" comes from Latin "intercipere," meaning to take or seize between one point and another, built from "inter" (between) and "capere" (to take). The suffix "-able" has a longer journey. It descends from Latin "-bilis," which was extended to "-ābilis" and passed through Old French "-able" into Middle English, where it became one of the most productive ways to make new adjectives. The adjective therefore means "able to be intercepted," with the sense of stopping something in transit. Its meaning follows directly from the verb's sense of cutting off something on its way from one place to another, so there is no shift in meaning to trace. The formation is a straightforward modern combination of two existing English elements, and the sense in that combination is clear from its parts.

Synonyms: catchable, seizable, apprehensible

Antonyms: unreachable, missable