investigable

[ in-ves-ti-guh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being investigated.

Other Words From

• unin·vesti·ga·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of investigable¹

1585–95; < Late Latin investīgābilis, equivalent to Latin investīgā ( re ) to track down ( investigate ) + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

And what is not investigable lies outside the province of science.

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