adjective
- capable of being obviated; able to be prevented, avoided, or removed
Usage: formal; rare in modern usage
Examples
- The engineer identified several obviable design flaws before production began.
- With proper maintenance, many mechanical failures are obviable.
- The committee discussed which risks were obviable and which were inherent to the project.
- Early intervention made the crisis obviable.
- These complications are largely obviable through careful planning.