investigable
[ in-ves-ti-guh-buh l ]
/ ɪnˈvɛs tɪ gə bəl /
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adjective
capable of being investigated.
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- investigator
Origin of investigable
1585–95; < Late Latin investīgābilis, equivalent to Latin investīgā(re) to track down (see investigate) + -bilis -ble
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for investigable
And what is not investigable lies outside the province of science.
What is Christian Science?|M. M. Mangasarian
investigable
c.1400, from Late Latin investigabilis "that may be searched into," from investigare (see investigation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper