Definition of "preventible" [preventible]

• Capable of being prevented. (adjective)

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• "I have great confidence in expectation in the Walgreens of the world and others to do quite well in spite of the fact they're not selling something that is the number one preventible -- rather leading cause of preventible death in the United States."
• "I have made a monstrous fire, but thirst and impatience are hard to bear, and preventible misfortunes are always irksome."
• "This is the pathetic case which I have to put to you; not only on behalf of the thousands of children who annually die in this great city, but also on behalf of the thousands of children who live half developed, racked with preventible pain, shorn of their natural capacity for health and enjoyment."