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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