Etymology

curable

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Today it means: Capable of being cured. Full definition →

Middle English curable ← Old French curable
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  1. Old French · derived fromcurable
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcurable
  3. English todaycurable

From Middle English curable, curabyll, from Old French curable. By surface analysis, cure + -able.

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