curable

[ kyoo r-uh-buh l ]
/ ˈkyʊər ə bəl /

adjective

capable of being cured.

Origin of curable

1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin cūrābilis, equivalent to cūrā(re) to care for (derivative of cūra care) + -bilis -ble

OTHER WORDS FROM curable

Words nearby curable

cupulometry, cur, cur dog, cur., cur. adv. vult, curable, curacy, curagh, curandera, curanderismo, curandero

Example sentences from the Web for curability

  • These ideas of the curability of the disease and of its non-heredity are extremely important and supremely suggestive.

    The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) |W. Grant Hague

  • The fact that most of us have had the disease, and have recovered, conclusively demonstrates its curability.

    The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) |W. Grant Hague

  • He was quite willing that she should so see his case; he was easier to live with, no doubt, on this assumption of his curability.

    The Shadow of Life |Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for curability

curable
/ (ˈkjʊərəbəl) /

adjective

capable of being cured

Derived forms of curable

curability or curableness, noun curably, adverb

Medical definitions for curability

curable
[ kyur′ə-bəl ]

adj.

Capable of being cured or healed.