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adjustability

American  
[uh-juhs-tuh-bil-i-tee] / əˌdʒʌs təˈbɪl ɪ ti /

noun

  1. the quality of being adjustable.

    a reclining chair with infinite adjustability.

  2. 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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Etymology

Origin of adjustability

First recorded in 1845–50; adjust + -ability


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For all their adjustability, electrically assisted power steering systems have the tactility of a Ouija planchette.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026

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

Its powers of adjustability seemed to fail before the strange and bewildering scene.

From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth

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