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salvable
[ sal-vuh-buhl ]
/ ˈsæl və bəl /
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adjective
fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.
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Origin of salvable
OTHER WORDS FROM salvable
sal·va·bil·i·ty, sal·va·ble·ness, nounsal·va·bly, adverbWords nearby salvable
salutatorium, salutatory, salute, salutiferous, Salv., salvable, Salvador, Salvadorian, salvage, salvageable, salvage archaeology
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How to use salvable in a sentence
Men are constantly dogmatizing theories of sense and matter as the salvable hope of the race.
Civilization the Primal Need of the Race|Alexander CrummellIt is our conviction that these men "are not saved, but are salvable."
With Our Soldiers in France|Sherwood EddyIt was enough to be a Christian like other good and salvable Christians!
The Elect Lady|George MacDonaldBut he had no tolerance for the fellow who would hurriedly and secretly remove to his own premises goods of a salvable sort.
When the Cock Crows|Waldron Baily
British Dictionary definitions for salvable
salvable
/ (ˈsælvəbəl) /
adjective
capable of or suitable for being saved or salvaged
Derived forms of salvable
salvability or salvableness, nounsalvably, adverbWord Origin for salvable
C17: from Late Latin salvāre to save, from Latin salvus safe
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