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- [med-i-kuh-buh l]
- /ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl/
- /ˈme.dɪkəbl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [med-i-kuh-buh l]
- /ˈmɛd ɪ kə bəl/
Definitions of medicable word
- adjective medicable responsive to medical treatment; curable. 1
- noun medicable Able to be treated or cured medically. 1
- adjective medicable potentially able to be treated or cured medically 0
- adjective medicable that can be cured, healed, or relieved by medical treatment 0
- adjective medicable Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed. 0
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Origin of medicable
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20, medicable is from the Latin word medicābilis healing, curative. See medical, -able
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Parts of speech for Medicable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
medicable popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
medicable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for medicable
adj medicable
- remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
- invigorating — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- healthful — conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- salutary — favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
adjective medicable
- healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
Antonyms for medicable
adj medicable
- damaging — causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
adjective medicable
- immedicable — incurable.
See also
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