Superable

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Superable \Su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. superabilis, from superare to
     go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]
     Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort.


                                                    --Johnson.
     [1913 Webster] -- {Su"per*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Su"per*a*bly},
     adv.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  superable
       adj : capable of being surmounted or excelled [syn: {conquerable}]