improvable

English

Etymology 1

From improve +‎ -able.

Adjective

improvable (comparative more improvable, superlative most improvable)

capable of being improved
capable of being used to advantage; profitable
Synonyms: serviceable, advantageous

Derived terms

Terms derived from improvable

improvableness

improvably

Etymology 2

From im- +‎ provable.

Adjective

improvable (not comparable)

impossible to prove

Derived terms

improvably

References

improvable in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
improvable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

See also

improbable

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