Perfectible

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Able to be perfected; capable of perfection.

    ""Liberals tend to think man is infinitely perfectible; conservatives see him as infinitely flawed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of becoming or being made perfect wordnet

Synonyms

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corrigibleimprovableperfect

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""Liberals tend to think man is infinitely perfectible; conservatives see him as infinitely flawed."

Etymology

From perfect + -ible.

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