fixable
- adjective
- /ˈfɪksəbl/
- The stone looks to be fully fixable, and replication might not be cost prohibitive.
Examples
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Frightened, gullible people always seek an easily understandable and socially fixable response to any difficulty.
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But that’s fixable with some lining.
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I found out I had rotting walls by a back porch hidden by a dropped ceiling and knob and tube wiring buried under cellulose insulation in the attic; fortunately, they were fixable, but both could have caused major damage!
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The loose shelf is fixable with some brackets to secure it in place.
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The designer assured us that the error in the blueprint was fixable with the right adjustments.
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If the chair breaks, it is fixable as long as the screws are still intact.
Synonyms
A thing that you can fasten to something else
Able to be joined to another material with glue or heat
Can be fastened so it stays in place
Can be fixed to another surface for use
Can be fastened with rope, straps, or ties
How Secure
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fixable comes from fix, which means 'to fasten' or 'attach', and you can see the same idea in the word fixture. So something fixable can be fastened or put in place.