TRAVERSABLE

traversable, travelable

(adjective) capable of being traversed; “highway crews soon had the roads travelable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

traversable (comparative more traversable, superlative most traversable)

Able to be traversed.

(legal) Deniable; liable to legal objection.

Antonyms

• non-traversable

Source: Wiktionary


Trav"ers*a*ble, a.

1. Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a traversable region.

2. Deniable; specifically (Law), liable to legal objection; as, a traversable presentment. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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