Definition of investigable in English:
investigable
adjectiveɪnˈvɛstɪɡəb(ə)lɪnˈvɛstɪɡəbəl
Open to investigation, inquiry, or research.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Hooker's words, the laws of the works of nature ‘are investigable by reason, without the help of revelation supernatural and divine’.
- By employing the constructs of ‘attention’ and ‘attentiveness,’ film scholars can formulate investigable problems.
- A high proportion of the cases were rejected as premature or outside the jurisdiction of the Commissioner; only 862 were found to be investigable and only 241 were actually investigated.
Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin investigabilis, from investigare (see investigate).
Definition of investigable in US English:
investigable
adjectiveinˈvestiɡəbəlɪnˈvɛstɪɡəbəl
Open to investigation, inquiry, or research.
Example sentencesExamples
- A high proportion of the cases were rejected as premature or outside the jurisdiction of the Commissioner; only 862 were found to be investigable and only 241 were actually investigated.
- In Hooker's words, the laws of the works of nature ‘are investigable by reason, without the help of revelation supernatural and divine’.
- By employing the constructs of ‘attention’ and ‘attentiveness,’ film scholars can formulate investigable problems.
Origin
Late 16th century: from late Latin investigabilis, from investigare (see investigate).