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evitable

[ ev-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being avoided; avoidable.


evitable

/ ˈɛvɪtəbəl /

adjective

  1. rare.
    able to be avoided
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of evitable1

From the Latin word ēvītābilis, dating back to 1495–1505. See evite, -able
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Word History and Origins

Origin of evitable1

C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid
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Example Sentences

In 1909 there had been rumours of grave events; Count Ehrenthal had announced privately to some bankers that 'war was evitable.'

Once the concepts "elements" or "forces" have been accepted, the notion of interaction is an evitable, logical development.

Moments when the inharmonious becomes harmonious, the indiscreet discreet, the inefficient efficient, and the inevitable evitable.

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