improvable
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Improvable — Im*prov a*ble, a. [From {Improve}.] 1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities. [1913 Webster] Man is accommodated with moral principles … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
improvable — meaning ‘able to be improved’, is spelt without an e in the middle … Modern English usage
improvable — improve ► VERB 1) make or become better. 2) (improve on/upon) achieve or produce something better than. 3) (improving) giving moral or intellectual benefit. DERIVATIVES improvability noun improvable adjective improver … English terms dictionary
improvable — adjective see improve … New Collegiate Dictionary
improvable — See improve. * * * … Universalium
improvable — adjective a) Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement; admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or of being advanced in good qualities. b) Capable of being used to advantage; profitable; serviceable; … Wiktionary
improvable — Synonyms and related words: ameliorable, amendable, correctable, corrigible, curable, emendable, fixable, medicable, mendable, perfectible, reclaimable, recoverable, rectifiable, recyclable, redeemable, remediable, repairable, reparable,… … Moby Thesaurus
improvable — … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
improvable — im·prov·a·ble || ɪm pruËvÉ™bl adj. can improve, can become better; can be made better, capable of being enhanced … English contemporary dictionary
improvable — im·prov·able … English syllables
