evitable

[ev-i-tuh-buh l]

adjective

capable of being avoided; avoidable.

Origin of evitable

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

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Historical Examples of evitable

Once the concepts "elements" or "forces" have been accepted, the notion of interaction is an evitable, logical development.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park
In 1909 there had been rumours of grave events; Count Ehrenthal had announced privately to some bankers that 'war was evitable.'
Ten Years Near the German Frontier
Maurice Francis Egan

British Dictionary definitions for evitable

evitable

adjective

rare able to be avoided

Word Origin for evitable

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

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Word Origin and History for evitable

adj.

c.1500, from Latin evitabilis "avoidable," from evitare (see inevitable).