treatable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English tretable, from treten (“treat”) and Old French traitable, Anglo-Norman tretable; equivalent to treat + -able.
Meanings
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Able 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more treatable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most treatable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |