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Webster 1913 Edition

Perfectible

Per-fect′i-ble

,
Adj.
[Cf. F.
perfectible
.]
Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.

Webster 1828 Edition

Perfectible

PERFECT'IBLE

,
Adj.
Capable of becoming or being made perfect, or of arriving at the utmost perfection of the species.

Definition 2024

perfectible

perfectible

English

Adjective

perfectible ‎(comparative more perfectible, superlative most perfectible)

  1. Able to be perfected; capable of perfection
    • 1988, May 6, “Robert McClory”, in The Divine Right:
      "Liberals tend to think man is infinitely perfectible; conservatives see him as infinitely flawed.

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Latin perfectus +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛʁ.fɛk.tibl/
  • Homophone: perfectibles
  • Hyphenation: per‧fec‧tible

Adjective

perfectible m, f ‎(plural perfectibles)

  1. perfectible

Antonyms

Etymology

perfect +‎ -ible

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