perfectible

English

Etymology

perfect +‎ -ible

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 (plural perfectibles)

  1. perfectible

Antonyms

Further reading

Spanish

Adjective

perfectible (plural perfectibles)

  1. perfectible
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