adjustability
Americannoun
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the quality of being adjustable.
a reclining chair with infinite adjustability.
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the ability, especially of a child, to adjust to new surroundings; adaptability.
to observe the child's adjustability to her foster home.
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This adjustability can be a good thing—imagine a marathoner repeating mantras to themself as they push through the final miles of a race—or a very bad thing.
From Slate • Sep. 15, 2025
This adjustability opens the door to the development of new functional materials that leverage crystalline molecular machines.
From Science Daily • Jan. 19, 2024
“I really like Hendon Hooker,” NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah said, citing his accuracy, acumen and adjustability.
From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 2023
“We were confident he had that light-tower power,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said, “but the way he’s shown adjustability — for him to be hitting above .300 — is pretty remarkable.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 16, 2022
We have as yet the advantage in compactness and simplicity, with adjustability and adaptation to varying classes of work.
From Lippincott's Magazine, December 1878 by Various
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