Meaning & use

drivable

adjective·Everyday

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Capable of being driven, or, of a road, suitable to drive on.

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After the repairs, the car was finally drivable again.

Heavy snow left the mountain pass barely drivable.

A note on using this word

Sometimes spelled 'driveable'; both spellings are accepted, with 'drivable' more common in American English.

Words with a similar meaning

driveable

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Words with an opposite meaning

undrivable

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