evitable

[ ev-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being avoided; avoidable.

evitable

/ ˈɛvɪtəbəl /

adjective

1. rare.
   able to be avoided

Word History and Origins

Origin of evitable¹

From the Latin word ēvītābilis, dating back to 1495–1505. See evite, -able

Word History and Origins

Origin of evitable¹

C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid

Example Sentences

In 1909 there had been rumours of grave events; Count Ehrenthal had announced privately to some bankers that 'war was evitable.'

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Once the concepts "elements" or "forces" have been accepted, the notion of interaction is an evitable, logical development.

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Moments when the inharmonious becomes harmonious, the indiscreet discreet, the inefficient efficient, and the inevitable evitable.

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