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retrievable

retrievable adjective: capable of being retrieved or recovered.

Adjective

retrievable (comparative more retrievable, superlative most retrievable)

  1. Capable of being retrieved or recovered.
    • Mislaid items are retrievable from the Lost Property office.
  2. From which recovery is possible.
    • His mistakes are fatal; those of the Law are only temporary and retrievable.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados

Forms of retrievable

comparativemore retrievable
superlativemost retrievable

Origin of retrievable

From retrieve + -able.

Words formed from retrievable

Questions about retrievable

What does retrievable mean?
Retrievable means capable of being retrieved or recovered.
What part of speech is retrievable?
Retrievable is an adjective.

Words near retrievable in the dictionary

  1. retried
  2. retrier
  3. retriers
  4. retries
  5. retrievability
  6. retrievable
  7. retrievableness
  8. retrievably
  9. retrieval
  10. retrievals
  11. retrieve

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