winnableadj.
/ˈwɪnəbl/, U.S. /ˈwɪnəb(ə)l/ Capable of being won, in various senses.
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society > armed hostility > defeat > [adjective] > captured > capable of being captured
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1544 P. Betham tr. J. di Porcia Preceptes Warre i. v. sig. B ivv All cyties..be more wynable on the one syde, then on the other.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Gaignable, gettable, winnable, gaineable.
1747 W. Hooson Miners Dict. sig. L3b When Work is Soft, Kind, and Winable enough without any Hardship.
1807 A. M. Porter Hungarian Brothers II. iii. 82 The best proof I can have of her heart's being winable only by a brave and upright man.
1888 Pall Mall Gaz. 18 Feb. 8/1 All the rest are winnable exactly as Southwark was won.
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