procurable

[ proh-kyoor-uh-buhl, pruh- ]
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adjective

Origin of procurable

1
First recorded in 1605–15; procure + -able

Other words from procurable

  • non·pro·cur·a·ble, adjective
  • un·pro·cur·a·ble, adjective

Words Nearby procurable

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How to use procurable in a sentence

  • Heavy seas washed the deck, and kept out the galley fires, so that warm food had not been procurable.

    Jaffery | William J. Locke
  • Fowls, and as much rice and fruits as can be wished, are procurable.

  • Then no food will be procurable, and to stay where they are would be to starve.

    The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid
  • No stiff leather procurable, they used cardboard and blackened it with shoe polish.

    Watch Yourself Go By | Al. G. Field
  • After a month he withdrew to Santarem, high up the Tagus, where subsistence was procurable, and there remained all the winter.

    Battles of English History | H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George