correctable

adjective

Definition of correctablenext
as in repairable
capable of being corrected a racehorse with some minor, correctable faults

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  1. reparable
  2. remediable
  3. reversible
  4. amendable
Adjective
  • If hazards stop being rare, stop being predictable, and/or produce damages that aren’t easily reparable (or suggest that a building should not be rebuilt in that location), the existing market structures for both property insurance and property more broadly won’t work.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 26 June 2024
  • As climate disasters continue to devastate communities around the world, businesses, governments, and citizens increasingly seek to understand the major contributors to climate change to reverse any reparable effects and ensure a more sustainable future for all.
    Scott Russell, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
Definition of reparable
Adjective
  • Illogically, these remediable ordeals have gone on for decades, like the Tijuana River pollution disaster.
    Vincent Blocker, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Government has provided incentives for wind and solar since the 1970s; the problems that remain are inherent, not entirely remediable.
    WSJ, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2022
Definition of remediable
Adjective
  • Records show the agency determined that potential harm from taking the other pills Glenmark recalled was likely to be temporary or reversible.
    Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Go deeper: 15 of Charlotte's best secondhand stores Bandanas for your pup from The Barn Door This local shop offers reversible dog bandanas and bow ties for your favorite fur child.
    Laura Barrero, Axios, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of reversible
Adjective
  • Still, other areas that are highlighted on the map, but aren’t spoken about as much in the study, could also have been amendable to both groups.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The contract became amendable in 2019, but the pandemic delayed negotiations until August 2021.
    Ted Reed, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
Definition of amendable
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