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resolvable

American  
[ri-zol-vuh-buhl] / rɪˈzɒl və bəl /

adjective

  1. that can be resolved.


resolvable British  
/ rɪˈzɒlvəbəl /

adjective

  1. able to be resolved or analysed

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Other Word Forms

  • nonresolvability noun
  • nonresolvable adjective
  • nonresolvableness noun
  • nonresolvably adverb
  • resolvability noun
  • resolvableness noun
  • unresolvable adjective

Etymology

Origin of resolvable

First recorded in 1640–50; resolve + -able

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

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

"This a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework," the department said.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023

But this is resolvable into a species of mental observation.

From A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning by Holyoake, George Jacob