reformableadj.

Brit.

/rᵻˈfɔːməbl/, U.S.

/rəˈfɔrməb(ə)l/,

/riˈfɔrməb(ə)l/

Forms: see reform v.¹ and -able suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reform v.¹, -able suffix.

Etymology: < reform v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reformabilis that can be formed again (4th or 5th cent.), Middle French refformable, reformable, French réformable that can be reformed (1483).

Capable of being reformed; susceptible to reformation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > reforming > reformed > able to be

reformable?a1439

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > reformed > able to be

recuperable?a1439

reformable?a1439

reduciblec1475

mendable1533

corrigible1583

reclaimable1583

redeemable1611

a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 1411 (MED) Lordshipe may nat..Refourme a thyng which is nat reformable.

1449 King Henry VI Let. in Archaeologia (1866) 40 454 (MED) The saide ordenaunce..is directely enervacion of the Trewe and contrary therto and in no wise reformable lesse thanne it be revoked.

a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. 2671 (MED) Þer ys no prince, kyng, nor emproure May restore a thyng whych ys not reformabyll.

1533 T. Cranmer Let. 13 Dec. in Remains (1833) I. 76 I find them as conformable and reformable as any number with whom I have communed.

1563 Abp. Parker in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 271 Other disorders reformable by ecclesiasticall lawes.

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 76 To make the Christian offender by that meanes ashamed, and reformable.

1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. Pref. p. lxxxiv The reformable Mal-Administration of Church-Censures.

1772 H. Brooke Brief Ess. on Nature of Bogs 6 There is another kind of Bog called black Bog, and this is readily reformable, at small cost and trouble, into the most prolific of all sorts of Soil.

1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 486 The boy was criminal, but in my judgment reformable.

1873 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Apr. 238 As soon as the passion subsides, the victim..is in a reformable attitude.

1931 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 37 502 We read that most first-degree murderers are not reformable.

1991 Tablet 21 Dec. 1564/2 People realised that Communism was no longer reformable, and that non-conformist groups had to find an alternative.

Derivatives

† reˈformableness n. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > ability to be reformed

reformablenessa1591

recoverableness1610

reclaimableness1695

a1591 R. Greenham Wks. (1599) 32 Little children, whether in teachablenes to good, or reformablenes from sinne.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	reformable
释义	reformableadj. Brit. /rᵻˈfɔːməbl/, U.S. /rəˈfɔrməb(ə)l/, /riˈfɔrməb(ə)l/ Forms: see reform v.¹ and -able suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: reform v.¹, -able suffix. Etymology: < reform v.¹ + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin reformabilis that can be formed again (4th or 5th cent.), Middle French refformable, reformable, French réformable that can be reformed (1483). Capable of being reformed; susceptible to reformation. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > amending > [adjective] > reforming > reformed > able to be reformable?a1439 society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [adjective] > reformed > able to be recuperable?a1439 reformable?a1439 reduciblec1475 mendable1533 corrigible1583 reclaimable1583 redeemable1611 a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 1411 (MED) Lordshipe may nat..Refourme a thyng which is nat reformable. 1449 King Henry VI Let. in Archaeologia (1866) 40 454 (MED) The saide ordenaunce..is directely enervacion of the Trewe and contrary therto and in no wise reformable lesse thanne it be revoked. a1500 (c1450) P. Idley Instr. to his Son (Arun.) (1935) ii. B. 2671 (MED) Þer ys no prince, kyng, nor emproure May restore a thyng whych ys not reformabyll. 1533 T. Cranmer Let. 13 Dec. in Remains (1833) I. 76 I find them as conformable and reformable as any number with whom I have communed. 1563 Abp. Parker in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1827) 2nd Ser. II. 271 Other disorders reformable by ecclesiasticall lawes. 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes iv. 76 To make the Christian offender by that meanes ashamed, and reformable. 1707 G. Hickes Two Treat. Pref. p. lxxxiv The reformable Mal-Administration of Church-Censures. 1772 H. Brooke Brief Ess. on Nature of Bogs 6 There is another kind of Bog called black Bog, and this is readily reformable, at small cost and trouble, into the most prolific of all sorts of Soil. 1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 486 The boy was criminal, but in my judgment reformable. 1873 Presbyterian Q. & Princeton Rev. Apr. 238 As soon as the passion subsides, the victim..is in a reformable attitude. 1931 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 37 502 We read that most first-degree murderers are not reformable. 1991 Tablet 21 Dec. 1564/2 People realised that Communism was no longer reformable, and that non-conformist groups had to find an alternative. Derivatives † reˈformableness n. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > righteousness or rectitude > reform, amendment, or correction > [noun] > ability to be reformed reformablenessa1591 recoverableness1610 reclaimableness1695 a1591 R. Greenham Wks. (1599) 32 Little children, whether in teachablenes to good, or reformablenes from sinne. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.?a1439
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