mendable

mendable
mendable (adj.) 1530s, from MEND (Cf. mend) (v.) + -ABLE (Cf. -able).

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  • mendable — adjective see mend I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mendable — See mend. * * * …   Universalium

  • mendable — adjective Able to be mended. Syn: fixable, repairable, rectifiable …   Wiktionary

  • mendable — Synonyms and related words: ameliorable, amendable, correctable, corrigible, curable, emendable, fixable, improvable, medicable, reclaimable, recoverable, rectifiable, recyclable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable, restorable,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • mendable — mend·a·ble || mendÉ™bl adj. can be mended, fixable, repairable …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mendable — mendˈable adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑mend …   Useful english dictionary

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