reparable

[ rep-er-uh-buhlor, often, ri-pair- ]

adjective

1. capable of being repaired repair or remedied.

reparable

/ ˈrɛpərəbəl; ˈrɛprə- /

adjective

1. able to be repaired, recovered, or remedied

   a reparable loss

Derived Forms

• ˌreparaˈbility, noun
• ˈreparably, adverb

Other Words From

• repa·ra·bly adverb
• non·repa·ra·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of reparable¹

From the Latin word reparābilis, dating back to 1560–70. See repair ¹, -able

Word History and Origins

Origin of reparable¹

C16: from Latin reparābilis , from reparāre to repair ¹

Example Sentences

But how will they determine what is reparable and what must be destroyed?

From The Daily Beast

But after all, this evil would have been more easily reparable than the ruins accumulated on the plateau of Prospect Heights.

From Project Gutenberg

I am often astonished to find people approving irreparable choices and condemning reparable ones.

From Project Gutenberg

Errors of choice are consequently less reparable under the group system than under pure election.

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And that has just ended in each destroying the other to an extent doubtfully reparable in our time.

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I fear he is not to be reclaimed; there is scarcely a hope that anything in his character or fortunes is reparable now.

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