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Definition of Correctable

1. Adjective. Capable of being returned to the original condition; not necessarily permanent. "A correctable image"

2. Adjective. Capable of being corrected by additions. "An amendable flaw"

Definition of Correctable

1. Adjective. Able to be corrected ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Correctable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Correctable

corradiation corrading corral corraled corralin yellow corraling corralled corralling corrals corrasion

corrasions corrasive correal correct correctability correctable (current term) correctamundo correcte corrected corrected and republished article

corrected dextrocardia corrected transposition of the great vessels correcter correctest correcteth correctified correctifies correctify correctifying correcting

Literary usage of Correctable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Expression: Its Modes and Principles by Francis Warner (1885)
"Movement a physical and visible action; it is often observed in physiological inquiries ; it is correctable with other modes of force—A movement expresses ..."

2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Ford, Fame's Memorial. correctable, correctible (ko-rek'ta-bl, -ti-bl), a. [< correct, v., + -able, -ible.] Capable of being corrected ; that may be ..."

3. A Course of Lectures on the Growth and Means of Training the Mental Faculty by Francis Warner (1890)
"... mental work is not correctable with/>r«. forms of physical force; the amount of oxidation in the body is not proportional to the amount of mind work. ..."

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