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curable

/kjˈʊɹəbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.66 in modern English

Syllables
cur-able
IPA
/kjˈʊɹəbəl/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being cured.

Etymology

From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more curable (comparative) most curable (superlative)

Derived Forms

curableness curably noncurable photocurable radiocurable uncurable

Frequently Paired Words

curability

Antonyms

incurable

Rhymes With

durable incurable uninsurable nondurable

Questions

How do you pronounce curable?
The recorded pronunciation is /kjˈʊɹəbəl/.
What does curable mean?
Capable of being cured.
Where does curable come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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