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EVITABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does evitable mean?
• EVITABLE (adjective)
The adjective EVITABLE has 1 sense:
1. capable of being avoided or warded off
Familiarity information: EVITABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of being avoided or warded off
Synonyms:
avertable; avertible; avoidable; evitable
Antonym:
inevitable (incapable of being avoided or prevented)
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