preventably
- adverb
- /prɪˈvɛntəblɪ/
- We do not criticize a general each and every time he makes a tactical decision that tragically and perhaps preventably leads to the loss of some of his troops.
Examples
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Proper medical care can help avoid injuries that are preventably caused by neglect.
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"We do not criticize a general each and every time he makes a tactical decision that tragically and perhaps preventably leads to the loss of some of his troops."
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"We do not criticize a general each and every time he makes a tactical decision that tragically and perhaps preventably leads to the loss of some of his troops.
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If we take the right safety measures, this accident can be prevented preventably.
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By wearing a seatbelt, you can stay safe in ways that are preventably possible.
Antonyms
How Preventable
Surface Forms
Morphology
preventably = preventable (transparent) = prevent + able + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'preventable', which itself is transparently 'prevent' + '-able'.
Etymology
Preventably begins with pre- meaning 'before' and shares a root that means 'to come', the same root you see in event, so prevent originally meant 'to come before' and stop something. So, preventably means 'in a way that could have been stopped before it happened'.