survivable

American  

[ser-vahy-vuh-buhl] / sərˈvaɪ və bəl /

adjective

1. able to be survived.

   Would an atomic war be survivable?

2. capable of withstanding attack or countermeasures.

   a bomber survivable against fighter planes.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsurvivable adjective
• survivability noun
• unsurvivable adjective

Etymology

Origin of survivable

First recorded in 1950–55; survive + -able

Example Sentences

His Reddit history had some gross comments, but with the heartfelt apologies he expressed, they were likely survivable.

From Salon

A Hillary Clinton presidency, in Mr. Anton’s view, was not a survivable event.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Young, from Edinburgh, suffered a heart attack two days later and clinicians concluded "the totality of his injuries and medical condition were not survivable".

From BBC

She documents trees moving in South America to find survivable habitats, the plight of the critically endangered Sumatran rhino and a small experimental effort to save the dying Great Barrier Reef.

From Los Angeles Times

The claim, a precursor to a lawsuit filed by Cameroni De Adams’ children, alleges police officers were negligent and reckless when they failed to look inside the van, and notice that Cameroni De Adams had “sustained severe but survivable blunt force injuries from the collision that required medical attention.”

From Los Angeles Times