Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Recoverable

Recoverable (-?*b'l) , adjective

[Compare French recouvrable.]

Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being brought back to a former condition, as from sickness, misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as, the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are not recoverable.
A prodigal course Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable. — Shakespeare
If I am recoverable, why am I thus? — Cowper