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recoverable

[ ri-kuhv-er-uh-buh l ]

/ rɪˈkʌv ər ə bəl /

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adjective

able to recover or be recovered: a patient now believed to be recoverable; recoverable losses on his investments.

Origin of recoverable

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

OTHER WORDS FROM recoverable

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

Words nearby recoverable

recount, recountal, recoup, recourse, recover, recoverable, recoverable error, recovered memory, recovery, recovery room, recovery stock

Example sentences from the Web for unrecoverable

Unthankfulness, which tends to make them unreconcilable and unrecoverable.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
Details were unrecoverable, but the emotions in which they were embedded moved.

Four Weird Tales |Algernon Blackwood
He had done it, and assured me that he didn't regret his lost youth or sigh after its unrecoverable pleasures.

December Love |Robert Hichens
The Rani clapped her hands joyfully, for the manœuvre enabled her flying mission to gain an unrecoverable advantage.

Lachmi Bai Rani of Jhansi |Michael White

Living criticism, genuine appreciation, is the interest we draw from year to year on the unrecoverable capital of human genius.

Three Philosophical Poets |George Santayana