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curable

cu·rable

US/ˈkjʊrʌbʌl/ rare

adjective

1.

being such that curing or healing is possible

  • “curable diseases”
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2.

able to be hardened by some additive or other agent

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Origin

From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.

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