SUPERABLE

conquerable, superable

(adjective) capable of being surmounted or excelled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

superable (comparative more superable, superlative most superable)

Capable of being overcome or surmounted; surmountable or conquerable

Antonyms

• insuperable, unsuperable

Anagrams

• perusable

Source: Wiktionary


Su"per*a*ble, a. Etym: [L. superabilis, from superare to go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]

Definition: Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable. Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort. Johnson.

– Su"per*a*ble*ness, n.

– Su"per*a*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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