"repairable" meaning in English

See repairable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more repairable [comparative], most repairable [superlative]
Etymology: From repair + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|repair|able}} repair + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} repairable (comparative more repairable, superlative most repairable)
  1. Able to be repaired. Synonyms: reparable, fixable, mendable, rectifiable Derived forms: repairability
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