rectifiable
adjective
rec·ti·fi·able
ˈrek-tə-ˌfī-ə-bəl 
: capable of being rectified
especially
: having finite length
a rectifiable curve
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Considering how fraught things turned through the spring, some will wonder what’s rectifiable.
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
But while most of those bad hair moments are temporary (and rectifiable with the right hair-care routine), there is an actual medical syndrome that makes hair nearly impossible to deal with: Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS).
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 10 Oct. 2022
In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health.
—Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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Brendan Quinn, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
If any air gets trapped in the pump, this is easily rectifiable by utilizing the unit’s air release valve.
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2023
But while most of those bad hair moments are temporary (and rectifiable with the right hair-care routine), there is an actual medical syndrome that makes hair nearly impossible to deal with: Uncombable Hair Syndrome (UHS).
—Macaela MacKenzie, Allure, 10 Oct. 2022
In the Huxtable household, problems could be complicated but always were easily rectifiable.
—Dahleen Glanton, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
At work, at home, and in the personal lives of African-American women, there are rectifiable factors that are playing into the detriment of our health.
—Essence.com, 27 Oct. 2017
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“Rectifiable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rectifiable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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