treatable
treatable · more treatable · most treatable
Able to be treated; not incurableAble to be treated; not incurable.
US/tɹˈitəbəl/
» This is a successfully treatable condition.
Meaning
2 sensesAble to be treated; not incurable.
In the 1980s, AIDS was not a treatable disease, and as a consequence the mortality rate at that time was very high.
(dated)Not intractable; moderate.
Examples
2 sentencesThis is a successfully treatable condition.
Fistula is both preventable and treatable and is virtually unheard of in the developed world.
Origin
From Middle English tretable, from treten (“treat”) and Old French traitable, Anglo-NormanFrom Middle English tretable, from treten (“treat”) and Old French traitable, Anglo-Norman tretable; equivalent to treat + -able.
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Forms
more treatable, most treatable| Comparative | more treatable Lesson |
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| Superlative | most treatable Lesson |
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Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form