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repairable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Able to be repaired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Luckily, the damage from the accident was repairable.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: reparable, fixable, mendable, rectifiable

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English pair English repair Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English repairable From repair + -able.