Hypertext Webster Gateway: "recoverable"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.]
Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being
brought back to a former condition, as from sickness,
misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as,
the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are
not recoverable.
A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his,
recoverable. --Shak.
If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper.
-- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recoverable
adj : capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth
of a past event" [ant: {unrecoverable}]
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