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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Reparable

Reparable \Rep"a*ra*ble\ (r?p"?-r?-b'l), a. [L. reparabilis: cf. F. r['e]parable.] Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state, or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
reparable

1560s, from Middle French reparable (16c.), from Latin reparabilis "able to be restored or regained," from reparare "restore" (see repair (v.1)).

Wiktionary
reparable

a. Able to be repaired.

WordNet
reparable

adj. capable of being repaired or rectified; "reparable damage to the car"; "rectifiable wrongs" [syn: rectifiable] [ant: irreparable]

Usage examples of "reparable".

Gardell, the smith, and his apprentices gathered up those that were reparable and dumped them into a cart, heading for the forge to begin work.

The workmen rebuilt the resuscitation room and the technicians repaired whatever was reparable, but much of the equipment was totally destroyed.

The installer found a fault in the phymech hardware, one that was reparable with spare parts the installer had handy.

And that has just ended in each destroying the other to an extent doubtfully reparable in our time.