resolvable
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of resolvable
Explanation
Something resolvable can be figured out or settled on. In other words, it has a solution. If a dispute between two countries is resolvable, that means it's possible for them to come to an agreement. An ongoing argument with your incredibly messy sister might seem impossible to settle if you share a bedroom. Keep negotiating and it may be resolvable — maybe you can hang a curtain and divide the room in half! We get resolvable from resolve and its Latin root resolvere, "to loosen, relax, set free, or make void."
Example Sentences
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Creech agrees: “The event contract for this tax question probably isn’t going to be resolvable until, like, 2028.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 27, 2025
Tim Jones, from the South West Business Council, said although the problems were serious, they were "resolvable, in our opinion".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
For example, these ancillary procedural issues that should be easily resolvable are taking a really long time.
From Slate ● Apr. 11, 2024
That’s one of the reasons we turn to television, where mysteries are solvable, problems resolvable and even when things are crazy they’re at least fictional, and maybe funny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The supernatural character of the change must be given up, and the whole work is resolvable into a natural process.
From Calvinistic Controversy Embracing a Sermon on Predestination and Election and Several Numbers, Formally Published in the Christian Advocate and Journal. by Fisk, Wilbur
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