reparable
capable of being repaired or remedied.
Origin of reparable
1Other words from reparable
- rep·a·ra·bly, adverb
- non·rep·a·ra·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with reparable
- reparable , repairable
Words Nearby reparable
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How to use reparable in a sentence
But how will they determine what is reparable and what must be destroyed?
How Will the Tri-State Area Rebuild After Sandy? | Megan McArdle | November 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTBut after all, this evil would have been more easily reparable than the ruins accumulated on the plateau of Prospect Heights.
The Secret of the Island | W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)I am often astonished to find people approving irreparable choices and condemning reparable ones.
The Teacher | George Herbert PalmerErrors of choice are consequently less reparable under the group system than under pure election.
The Teacher | George Herbert PalmerAnd that has just ended in each destroying the other to an extent doubtfully reparable in our time.
Heartbreak House | George Bernard Shaw
I fear he is not to be reclaimed; there is scarcely a hope that anything in his character or fortunes is reparable now.
A Tale of Two Cities | Charles Dickens
British Dictionary definitions for reparable
/ (ˈrɛpərəbəl, ˈrɛprə-) /
able to be repaired, recovered, or remedied: a reparable loss
Origin of reparable
1Derived forms of reparable
- reparability, noun
- reparably, adverb
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