relapsableadj.
/rᵻˈlapsəbl/, U.S. /rəˈlæpsəbəl/ rare.
Capable of relapsing; liable to relapse.
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1874 Amer. Practitioner 9 203 Local spasmodic affections of a chronic character, though they may be speedily relieved by electricity, are yet very relapsable.
1882 Ogilvie's Imperial Dict. (new ed.) (at cited word) Relapsable, capable of relapsing or liable to relapse.
1949 Punch 16 Mar. 292/2 You got your air, too, if you sits on one of them relapsable seats what goes both ways.
1983 SubStance 11 147 What is thought of as a space of risk or danger has a relapsable or collapsible edge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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