'Recoverable' definitions:
Definition of 'recoverable'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Capable of being recovered or regained; "recoverable truth of a past event" [ant: irrecoverable, unrecoverable]
Definition of 'Recoverable'
From: GCIDE
- Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.] Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. [1913 Webster]
- A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- If I am recoverable, why am I thus? --Cowper. [1913 Webster] -- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]