Category:Recoverable

Re*cov"er*a*ble (-*b'l), a. Etym: [cf. F. recouvrable.]

Defn: capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being Brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, Etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is Recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable. A prodigal course is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. Shak. If i am recoverable, why am i thus cowper. -- re*cov"er*a*ble*ness, n.