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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Attainable \At*tain"a*ble\, adjective
1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.
The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life. --Addison.
2. Obtainable. [Obs.]
General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country. --Marshall.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
attainable
adjective: capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study" [syn: {come-at-able}, {gettable}, {getable}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
33 Moby Thesaurus words for "attainable": accessible, achievable, actable, approachable, available, come-at-able, compassable, doable, feasible, findable, getatable, gettable, negotiable, obtainable, open, open to, operable, overcomable, penetrable, performable, pervious, practicable, practical, procurable, reachable, realizable, securable, superable, surmountable, to be had, viable, within reach, workable
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