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evitable
[ ev-i-tuh-buhl ]
/ ˈɛv ɪ tə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being avoided; avoidable.
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How to use evitable in a sentence
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 EganOnce 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. ParkMoments when the inharmonious becomes harmonious, the indiscreet discreet, the inefficient efficient, and the inevitable evitable.
Under the Redwoods|Bret Harte
British Dictionary definitions for evitable
evitable
/ (ˈɛvɪtəbəl) /
adjective
rare able to be avoided
Word Origin for evitable
C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid
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