AVERTIBLE

evitable, avoidable, avertible, avertable

(adjective) capable of being avoided or warded off

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

avertible (comparative more avertible, superlative most avertible)

Capable of being averted; preventable.

Anagrams

• rivetable, veritable

Source: Wiktionary


A*vert"i*ble, a.

Definition: Capable of being averted; preventable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

1 January 2025

SOLICITOUSLY

(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; “‘Don’t you feel well?’ his mother asked solicitously”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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