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salvable

[ sal-vuh-buhl ]
/ ˈsæl və bəl /

adjective

fit for or capable of being saved or salvaged.

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Origin of salvable

1660–70; <Late Latin salv(āre) to save + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM salvable

sal·va·bil·i·ty, sal·va·ble·ness, nounsal·va·bly, adverb

Words nearby salvable

salutatorium, salutatory, salute, salutiferous, Salv., salvable, Salvador, Salvadorian, salvage, salvageable, salvage archaeology
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Example sentences from the Web for salvable

  • It was enough to be a Christian like other good and salvable Christians!

    The Elect Lady|George MacDonald

  • It is our conviction that these men "are not saved, but are salvable."

    With Our Soldiers in France|Sherwood Eddy

  • Men are constantly dogmatizing theories of sense and matter as the salvable hope of the race.

    Civilization the Primal Need of the Race|Alexander Crummell

  • But 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, adverb

Word Origin for salvable

C17: from Late Latin salvāre to save, from Latin salvus safe
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