manipulable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /məˈnɪpjʊləbəl/
- (US) audio
Etymology
1859, from manipulate + -able.
Meanings
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Suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation.
He wondered if this was how men like Jardine and Matheson saw the world – minuscule, manipulable. If people and places moved around the lines they drew. If cities shattered when they stomped.
2022, R. F. Kuang, Babel, HarperVoyager, page 457:I think we have a responsibility to emphasize to our students that law is something less: a system, manipulable like any other, for achieving political and policy ends.
2024, G. S. Hans, Law Professors Can’t Keep Carrying Water For the Supreme Court, in: Balls and Strikes, August 5 2024
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more manipulable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most manipulable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
gullible · configurable · influenceable
Deriveds
unmanipulable · micromanipulable · nonmanipulable · manipulably
Synonyms
Translations (13)
ro influențabil (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · de manipulierbar (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · fr malléable (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · hu manipulálható (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · gl manipulábel (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · fr influençable (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · ro maleabil (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · ro manipulabil (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · nl manipuleerbaar (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · fi manipuloitavissa (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · pl dający się manipulować (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · pt manipulável (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation) · fr manipulable (suitable for, or able to be subjected to, manipulation)