Meanings
adjectivedevitable (not comparable)
- not comparableobsoleteavoidable.
Origin
- Latindevitare“to avoid”
- Englishdevitable
From Latin devitare (“to avoid”), from de + vitare (“to shun, avoid”).
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devitable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devitable
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