winnable
pronunciation
How to pronounce winnable in British English:
UK ['wɪnəbl]
How to pronounce winnable in American English:
US ['wɪnəbəl]
Word Origin
- winnable (adj.)
- 1540s, from win (v.) + -able.
Example
- 1. One reason could be that india realizes that a conflict with china probably isn 't winnable .
- 2. If the war was ever winnable , it was lost when the us decided to invade iraq .
- 3. Regardless of whether iraq was ever winnable , it is hard to imagine any future american administrations making such schoolboy howlers when it comes to regime change .
- 4. The other three states are a lot more winnable .
- 5. President obama was asked this week by the canadian broadcasting corporation if afghanistan is still winnable .