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curable

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cur·a·ble  (kyr-bl)
adj.
Being such that curing or healing is possible: curable diseases.
cura·bili·ty, cura·ble·ness n.
cura·bly adv.
curable
Adjective
capable of being cured
curability n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.curable - curing or healing is possible; "curable diseases"
incurable - incapable of being cured; "an incurable disease"; "an incurable addiction to smoking"
2.curable - capable of being hardened by some additive or other agent
tempered, toughened, hardened, treated - made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment; "a sword of tempered steel"; "tempered glass"
Translations
curable [ˈkjuərəbl] adj → curable
curable [ˈkjuərəbl] adj → guérissable, curable
curable [ˈkjuərəbl] adj → heilbar
curable [ˈkjuərəbl] adj → curabile
curable cure


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Unfortunately, my dear count, your words are like those remedies they call `sovereign,' and which, though able to cure curable wounds or diseases, fail against death.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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