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abatable

adj.
C1 Advanced abat·able

adj. describing something that can be reduced or removed. You use this when talking about things like noise, heat, or even a legal right that can be taken away.

adj. capable of being reduced, removed, or mitigated. Often used in legal or technical contexts to describe rights, liabilities, or physical conditions that are not permanent.


SIMPLE

The noise from the construction is abatable.

CONTEXTUAL

The court ruled that the defendant's right to privacy was abatable in the interest of public safety.

COMPLEX

While the immediate effects of the storm were abatable through emergency relief efforts, the long-term damage to the local ecosystem proved much more difficult to reverse.

Origin

From abate + -able.

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