evitable

ev·i·ta·ble

 (ĕv′ĭ-tə-bəl)
adj.
Possible to avoid; avoidable.

[Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, to shun : ex-, ex- + vītāre, to avoid.]
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evitable

(ˈɛvɪtəbəl)
adj
rare able to be avoided
[C16: from Latin ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre, from vītāre to avoid]
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ev•i•ta•ble

(ˈɛv ɪ tə bəl)

adj.
avoidable.
[1495–1505; < Latin]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.evitable - capable of being avoided or warded offevitable - capable of being avoided or warded off
inevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"
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