salvageable
[ sal-vij-uh-buhl ]
adjective
able to be saved from ruin or failure; recoverable or redeemable:They're going to have to confront their hurt feelings and their long history, and figure out whether their relationship is salvageable.
Origin of salvageable
1Other words from salvageable
- non·sal·vage·a·ble, adjective
- sal·vage·a·bil·i·ty [sal-vij-uh-bil-i-tee] /ˌsæl vɪdʒ əˈbɪl ɪ ti/ noun
- un·sal·vage·a·ble, adjective
- un·sal·vage·a·bly, adverb
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How to use salvageable in a sentence
There’s some salvageable outdoor time, just bundle up with wind chills in the 30s at times.
D.C.-area forecast: Final showers exit quick this morning, then another sunny stretch gets underway | A. Camden Walker | March 19, 2021 | Washington PostZeidan added “nothing inside” Helem’s offices “is salvageable.”
Beirut explosion nearly destroys LGBTQ group’s offices | Michael K. Lavers | August 10, 2020 | Washington BladeThey broke off into groups of a dozen and got to work collecting bricks and salvageable materials from the rubble.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone | Nina Strochlic | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWrecks were being broken up, with salvageable material used for newer homes.
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