perfectible

[ per-fek-tuh-buhl ]

/ pərˈfɛk tə bəl /

adjective

capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable.

Origin of perfectible

1625–35; <French <Medieval Latin perfectibilis.See perfect, -ible

OTHER WORDS FROM perfectible

per·fect·i·bil·ist, nounper·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·per·fect·i·ble, adjective

self-per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·per·fect·i·ble, adjective

Words nearby perfectible

perfect flower, perfect fungus, perfect game, perfect gas, perfectibility of man, perfectible, perfecting press, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfective

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Example sentences from the Web for perfectible

We in our land of optimists like to believe our species is perfectible.
In Syria, Europe & Boston, the Past Is Never Finished|Kati Marton|May 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Neither markets nor government are perfectible; the best we're going to get is ones that work pretty well most of the time.
Chasing the Tails|Megan McArdle|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hence he is perfectible through nature, and merely conforms to nature in improving his mind and in bettering his condition.
The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)|Hippolyte A. Taine
You pretend man's perfectible, that woman's got a capacity for disinterested self-sacrifice.
Sonia Between two Worlds|Stephen McKenna

But as man is perfectible this condition of things cannot last.
The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources|Daniel J. MacDonald
The Mennonites believed that man was essentially depraved; Ballou believed that he was perfectible.
Introduction to Non-Violence|Theodore Paullin
Man is not a perfectible animal; not on this side of eternity.
Egoists|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for perfectible

perfectible

/ (pəˈfɛktəbəl) /

adjective

capable of becoming or being made perfect

Derived forms of perfectible

perfectibility, noun

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单词	perfectible
释义	perfectible [ per-fek-tuh-buhl ] / pərˈfɛk tə bəl / adjective capable of becoming or of being made perfect; improvable. Origin of perfectible 1625–35; <French <Medieval Latin perfectibilis.See perfect, -ible OTHER WORDS FROM perfectible per·fect·i·bil·ist, nounper·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·per·fect·i·ble, adjective self-per·fect·i·bil·i·ty, nounun·per·fect·i·ble, adjective Words nearby perfectible perfect flower, perfect fungus, perfect game, perfect gas, perfectibility of man, perfectible, perfecting press, perfection, perfectionism, perfectionist, perfective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for perfectible We in our land of optimists like to believe our species is perfectible. In Syria, Europe & Boston, the Past Is Never Finished\|Kati Marton\|May 11, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Neither markets nor government are perfectible; the best we're going to get is ones that work pretty well most of the time. Chasing the Tails\|Megan McArdle\|November 8, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Hence he is perfectible through nature, and merely conforms to nature in improving his mind and in bettering his condition. The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 1 (of 6)\|Hippolyte A. Taine You pretend man's perfectible, that woman's got a capacity for disinterested self-sacrifice. Sonia Between two Worlds\|Stephen McKenna But as man is perfectible this condition of things cannot last. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources\|Daniel J. MacDonald The Mennonites believed that man was essentially depraved; Ballou believed that he was perfectible. Introduction to Non-Violence\|Theodore Paullin Man is not a perfectible animal; not on this side of eternity. Egoists\|James Huneker British Dictionary definitions for perfectible perfectible / (pəˈfɛktəbəl) / adjective capable of becoming or being made perfect Derived forms of perfectible perfectibility, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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