surmountable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English surmount Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English surmountable From surmount + -able.

1. Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.

   “Now that we have done the impossible we can finish it, all that remain are rather easy and surmountable obstacles.”

   “A spokesman for South Western Railway told RAIL that all the issues were surmountable, and that it was continuing to work with both the train supplier and the union to bring the trains into service.”