perfectible en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree English perfect Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ibilis Old French -ibleder. Middle English -ible English -ible English perfectible From perfect + -ible.
Meanings
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Able to be perfected; capable of perfection.
"Liberals tend to think man is infinitely perfectible; conservatives see him as infinitely flawed.
1988 May 6, Robert McClory, “The Divine Right”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more perfectible | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most perfectible | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
de vervollkommnungsfähig (able to be perfected; capable of perfection)