remediable

[ ri-mee-dee-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being remedied.

Other Words From

• re·medi·a·ble·ness noun
• re·medi·a·bly adverb
• nonre·medi·a·ble adjective
• nonre·medi·a·bly adverb
• unre·medi·a·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of remediable¹

1485–95; (< Middle French ) < Latin remediābilis curable. See remedy, -able

Example Sentences

It said there had been mistakes at the clinic he led but that they were "easily remediable… and unlikely to be repeated".

From BBC

In finding his "fitness to practise impaired", the tribunal decided to impose the "maximum" suspension of 12 months while acknowledging that his "dishonest conduct is remediable" and ruling "erasure" from the profession "would be disproportionate".

From BBC

The point is that a corporate violation of the spirit of the First Amendment is, in principle, remediable, whereas a government violation of the First Amendment is not – at least not immediately.

From Salon

“We’re seeing the brakes being put on the voting rights expansion at the appellate level in these jurisdictions, in many cases in ways that won’t be remediable before the election.”

From New York Times

I can help them assess what is pathological and remediable.

From New York Times

Related Words

• harmless