Remediable
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Capable of being remedied.
"Then from his cavernous armpit drew and gave The singing leaves, not such as erst I knew, But strange, disjointed, where the unmeasured feet Staggered allwhither in pursuit of rhyme, And could not find it; assonance instead, Cases and verbs misplaced—remediable those — Broad-shouldered coarseness, fondly meant for wit."
- 1 capable of being remedied or redressed wordnet
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More examples"Then from his cavernous armpit drew and gave The singing leaves, not such as erst I knew, But strange, disjointed, where the unmeasured feet Staggered allwhither in pursuit of rhyme, And could not find it; assonance instead, Cases and verbs misplaced—remediable those — Broad-shouldered coarseness, fondly meant for wit."
Etymology
From Middle English remediable, from Old French remedïable and Latin remediābilis. By surface analysis, remediate + -able, or perhaps remedy + ‑able.
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