curable

[ kyoor-uh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. capable of being cured.

Origin of curable

1
1350–1400; Middle English (<Middle French ) <Latin cūrābilis, equivalent to cūrā(re) to care for (derivative of cūra care) + -bilis-ble

Other words from curable

  • cur·a·bil·i·ty, cur·a·ble·ness, noun
  • cur·a·bly, adverb
  • un·cur·a·ble, adjective
  • un·cur·a·ble·ness, noun
  • un·cur·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for curable

curable

/ (ˈkjʊərəbəl) /


adjective
  1. capable of being cured

Derived forms of curable

  • curability or curableness, noun
  • curably, adverb

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