recoverable

[ ri-kuhv-er-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. able to recover or be recovered:

   a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.

Other Words From

• re·cover·a·bili·ty re·cover·a·ble·ness noun
• nonre·cover·a·ble adjective
• unre·cover·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recoverable¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; recover, -able

Example Sentences

Again, there’s no guarantee that those files will be recoverable, but these tools are your best bet for getting your data back.

From Popular-Science

On November 5, DARPA announced that Gremlins, its long-in-the-works program to make an air-launched and air-recoverable drone, successfully demonstrated airborne recovery.

From Popular-Science

There is definitively a post-concussion time period during which children suffer from recoverable cognitive and emotional changes.

From The Daily Beast

If you don't do continuous maintenance, you may permanently lose some of your recoverable oil.

From The Daily Beast

For a short time Bonin did put the nose down and the situation was recoverable.

From The Daily Beast

In all these cases the money paid in misreliance on the void contract is recoverable.

From Project Gutenberg

Not one from his sweetheart, for that would be either recoverable or replaceable with another.

From Project Gutenberg

Where the risk had not attached, money paid by way of premium or otherwise shall be recoverable from the insurer.

From Project Gutenberg

It did not begin to flow freely again, at least so far as letters are now recoverable, until after 1878.

From Project Gutenberg

Perhaps the seizure itself was fatal; perhaps on the other hand the seizure was recoverable but while helpless he drowned.'

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